How to control humidity in incubator

[Pampered chicken girl]

Hi everyone, I have a kebonnixs 12 egg automatic incubator. I am planning to do a hatch soon and am doing a test run on the incubator with no eggs in it. The humidity keeps going up to the high 50s and I need to find a way to keep the humidity in the low 40s. I put tin foil over some of the water container and it helps a little bit but not much. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do. Thanks

 

[Fwoof]

Do you have pictures of the incubator you're using?

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Do you have pictures of the incubator you're using?

Sure let me take some

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Excuse the Little Rock wrapped in a paper towel I thought putting something into absorb Humidity might help . Right now I took all the water out of it and dried it and it's at 36% .

 

[Fwoof]

Excuse the Little Rock wrapped in a paper towel I thought putting something into absorb Humanity might help .

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

LOL that's what happens when you talk into the phone and are warming up food at the same time

 

[Poultrybonkers]

If its already reading 36% then i wouldnt even add water at all it sucking humidity from your house

 

[Fwoof]

Excuse the Little Rock wrapped in a paper towel I thought putting something into absorb Humanity might help . Right now I took all the water out of it and dried it and it's at 36% . View attachment 3261027View attachment 3261028

When I was incubating, I poured a cup of water into the incubator and when the water evaporated, I'd pour in another cup.
I'm not a professional, but this is what I did.

LOL that's what happens when you talk into the phone and are warming up food at the same time

I was didn't know exactly how you'd absorb humanity.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

If its already reading 36% then i wouldnt even add water at all it sucking humidity from your house

Yes, also we live in FL so it's humid, but if it's to low won't they stick to the shell

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

When I was incubating, I poured a cup of water into the incubator and when the water evaporated, I'd pour in another cup.
I'm not a professional, but this is what I did.

Yes but when I do that the humidity goes to 65%!

I was didn't know exactly how you'd absorb humanity.

With a sponge lol