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[Michael2456]

Hi all

I open my incubator twice every day and I mist them with tap water not warm water
The humidity runs dry from time to Tim it went up to 68% humidity for a day what is the chance of hatching help

 

[pozees2]

What day of incubation are you on? one day at 68% shouldn't harm them, I don't think - hopefully someone with experience incubating duck eggs will respond, but with chicken eggs humidity 68% x 1 day should not have a significant effect.

 

[Michael2456]

What day of incubation are you on? one day at 68% shouldn't harm them, I don't think - hopefully someone with experience incubating duck eggs will respond, but with chicken eggs humidity 68% x 1 day should not have a significant effect.

Day 11 12 chicken eggs 11 guinnea eggs

 

[pozees2]

I guess I was assuming duck eggs because you're misting them, I've never done that with chicken eggs. Does the incubator not have a humidity tray? How are you measuring humidity?

 

[Manhen]

Hmm. Misting why? Average humidity is more important. Try a wet rag/paper towel in a corner of the incubator. What are you using?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If these are chicken eggs, I wouldn't mist them. Especially that frequently.
Water sitting on the eggs can grow bacteria in a hot humid environment.
It is better to keep them dry but keep the humidity up.
Keep the reservoirs full and perhaps even use a sponge or other means to increase surface area. Surface area rather than volume increases humidity. But without volume, it will quickly dry out.
What kind of incubator?

 

[Michael2456]

If these are chicken eggs, I wouldn't mist them. Especially that frequently.
Water sitting on the eggs can grow bacteria in a hot humid environment.
It is better to keep them dry but keep the humidity up.
Keep the reservoirs full and perhaps even use a sponge or other means to increase surface area. Surface area rather than volume increases humidity. But without volume, it will quickly dry out.
What kind of incubator?

The guinnea egg owner sed to mist them it is a borroto real fully automatic 24 google it

 

[Michael2456]

If these are chicken eggs, I wouldn't mist them. Especially that frequently.
Water sitting on the eggs can grow bacteria in a hot humid environment.
It is better to keep them dry but keep the humidity up.
Keep the reservoirs full and perhaps even use a sponge or other means to increase surface area. Surface area rather than volume increases humidity. But without volume, it will quickly dry out.
What kind of incubator?

The guinnea egg owner sed to mist them it is a borroto real fully automatic 24 google it

 

[Michael2456]

Hmm. Misting why? Average humidity is more important. Try a wet rag/paper towel in a corner of the incubator. What are you using?

The guinnea egg owner sed to mist them it is a borroto real fully automatic 24 google it

 

[Michael2456]

I guess I was assuming duck eggs because you're misting them, I've never done that with chicken eggs. Does the incubator not have a humidity tray? How are you measuring humidity?

The guinnea egg owner sed to mist them it is a borroto real fully automatic 24 google it