High Humdity ?

[EMV1017]

I have a Hova Bator incubator set up in my classroom with 22 eggs. Yesterday was day 10. I realized that we may have put too much water at the last water check and the incubator was reading 85% humidity today as well as yesterday afternoon.

We candled yesterday and my air cells are the same size as they were on day 7 when we candled.

Is there anything I can do to lower the humidity? I pulled the red vent plug and still very little has changed.

I do not take the incubator home over the weekend so I want to be sure that I can make any changes prior to this afternoon.

Any suggestions. These eggs are from my personal flock if this is important to answering my question.

Thank you!

 

[Fuzzyrules]

If you put less water that may help.

 

[EMV1017]

I do realize we put too much water. I am curious is there is anything I can do to remedy that? I don't see how I can easily remove the water without causing a disruption to the eggs.

Any ideas?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I have a Hova Bator incubator set up in my classroom with 22 eggs. Yesterday was day 10. I realized that we may have put too much water at the last water check and the incubator was reading 85% humidity today as well as yesterday afternoon.

We candled yesterday and my air cells are the same size as they were on day 7 when we candled.

Is there anything I can do to lower the humidity? I pulled the red vent plug and still very little has changed.

I do not take the incubator home over the weekend so I want to be sure that I can make any changes prior to this afternoon.

Any suggestions. These eggs are from my personal flock if this is important to answering my question.

Thank you!

I do realize we put too much water. I am curious is there is anything I can do to remedy that? I don't see how I can easily remove the water without causing a disruption to the eggs.

Any ideas?

I'd pull the eggs out and dump the bator and run dry if it stays above 25% w/out any water, especially if your air cells are small. I never use my wells the first 17 days. If it won't stay above 25% dry w/o water I add a sponge and that usually holds it about 30% where I like it. If it remains that high (I'm uncomfortable with anything above 45% and that's pushing it for most eggs), you have a much higher chance of the chicks drowning in the excess fluid come hatch time.
I use this method and go by the air cells for adjusting: http://letsraisechickens.weebly.com...anuals-understanding-and-controlling-humidity

 

[EMV1017]

Thank you! I will give that a try!