Humidity Control for incubating Silkie Eggs

[CaityPop]

I’m incubating silkie eggs and I need help regulating the humidity in my incubator. It keeps hovering between 57% and 65%. What is the ideal percentage for humidity and temperature please! And if it needs to be lower, how can I make it lower?? I’ve drained all the water in there as well.

 

[2ndTink]

Do you have a good calibrated thermometer and hygrometer to double check your incubator? Days 1 through 17 I keep my humidity between 40 and 50%, I try to get it around 60 for hatching.

 

[CaityPop]

Yes. I’ve got three thermometer plus the original one it comes with in there. All say relatively the same thing. How can I lower the humidity at this point?

 

[2ndTink]

You'll need to decrease the surface area of the water. But you said you removed the water?

What incubator are you using?

 

[SilkiemommaUK]

My humidity won’t go down either got a new incubator watched a video it said they put extra holes in lid so did that still not no difference next to no water in as I’ve reduced staying around 69/70 x

 

[HappyHippyChick]

you may want to mop up of some of the water to get to where you want

 

[SilkiemommaUK]

Thank you I did what you said managed to get it down to 63 is that ok or still too high not much water in now I don’t think x

 

[Indio Gigante Lover]

I've only hatched a few batches of eggs in incubator, so not a lot of experience that way (got a batch in there now ). I never really was concerned with humidity & just made sure it didn't go below 40% up until lockdown & then kept it about 70%. I have had hens hatch dozens of broods outside where humidity usually runs between 60-80% 24-7 and they always have good hatches. But incubator hatching is artificially trying to create the best environment possible, so I'm sure little changes can have big effects on outcome.