HELP! Humidity too high! Incubating rare chicken eggs! HELP PLEASE- Day 1

[Aquabubblez13]

I just put in 7 Ayam Cemani eggs at (8:00PM) and I FINALLY got the temperature PERFECT, 99.5 degrees and humidity perfect too (58%) but then the humidity went down by like 3% so I added a few tablespoons. 30 seconds later the humidity was perfect again, at about 58%. But then a minute later it got too high and was at about 65%. I had to lift the lid up an inch to let some humidity out. The temperature still stayed great. Like every minute it went up by a few percents and I had to let some out. I apparently added too much. I am using a circulated air incubator model 4200 by Farm Innovators. I know you don't really need to add water with my type of incubator but I needed to at first to get it to stay around 58%. Do I just quickly open the lid an inch for a few seconds to some humidity can escape ? It has only been a little over an hour since I put the eggs in but it needs to be PERFECT!
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO??? PLEASE HELP!!!

I will stay up for another hour or 2 (it's 9:44 where I am now) any answers and tips will be highly helpful! THANK YOU!

 

[Aquabubblez13]

 

[AmericanMom]

When I ran my incubator and before I got hooked on dry incubation I used to flip out when I added water because it always went way high at first... It always took it atleast an hour to stabilize ( HovaBator)

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[AmericanMom]

Also, when I first added eggs I learned not to mess with anything to much as it always seemed to take 12-24 hours for the eggs to fully warm up and for the incubator to run consistent.

 

[Aquabubblez13]

Ok, thank you! So tomorrow morning when I check on them they should be fine? Will it effect them if the humidity is a little too high during the night? Do you think I need to drain some of the water or will they be ok?

 

[AmericanMom]

Im sorry, I don't feel I have enough experience to tell you to go to bed and all will be fine. I would if I were you just wait a bit and check, athe humidity being up a degree or two I don't think will harm them, I do dry incubation when I use an incubator and i learned not to set eggs at night for this reason, there was always an issue with temp or humidity at first....

 

[Farmer Viola]

I highly recommend the dry incubation method, aiming for about 25-35% humidity for the first 18 days has given me 100% hatch rates. check both links in my signature for more hatching information

 

[AmericanMom]

I highly recommend the dry incubation method, aiming for about 25-35% humidity for the first 18 days has given me 100% hatch rates. check both links in my signature for more hatching information

Good advice, worth reading.. I finally did it on my last incubation and my hatch rate was 98%

 

[Farmer Viola]

Good advice, worth reading.. I finally did it on my last incubation and my hatch rate was 98%

NICE!!! Congratulations

 

[AmericanMom]

NICE!!! Congratulations

Yes!! I finally took the plunge after a disastrous attempt at hatching turkey eggs, not one hatched and only one chicken egg did... I had one more shot as the lady that sold me the turkey eggs was selling the adults, I put 14 turkey eggs and then a week later 4 chicken eggs in and held my breath... 12/14 turkey eggs piped and zipped in amazing time 1-2 days before they were due and all 4 of the chicken eggs .. I was amazed and now am hooked. I didn't have problems with having to keep adding water, watching the humidity.. I tracked the air cell development and let that be the guide, Your incubation guide and help from another poster is what got me through it and now I am sold..