Humidity for janoel 12

[My hen house]

Hi I'm having some trouble trying to figure out what the correct humidity is im not sure telling you the incubater helps but it's the janoel 12. I've never incubated eggs before not in any incubater.
I have a humidity reader and its saying 59% I'm on day 3 I'm getting that percentage because it says to add 100 milligrams of water every other day

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I would aim for a lower humidity than 59% for the first 18 days, somewhere between 45-50% works well for me but many people also have great luck with dry hatches where they don't add any water to the incubator until day 18 when the humidity is increased to about 65% for lockdown.

You will find information all across the board for humidity percentages that work best for everyone because you location, elevation, type of incubator, where you're keeping the incubator, and even how porous the egg is can all require alterations to you humidity but in order not to complicate it for you too much, less is almost always better in the early days of incubation. When you candle the eggs you will notice that the air cell that lights up on the rounded end of the egg will slowly grow as the egg is incubated, you can alter the humidity slightly if you feel the air cell is too big or too small.

Here are a couple of links you may find helpful, good luck on your hatch!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubation-humidity.73386/https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-beginners-guide-to-incubation.73350/

 

[MGG]

Hi, that is the incubator I have. I take 2 small cups (like shorter but about as round as the bottom of a dixie cup) I use plastic cups. Don't go by the manual much, it really sucks
Good Luck

 

[MGG]

I use either of these, they work great. You could only fill one of two is too much.

 

[MGG]

Oh, btw, I put them under the egg tray on the far right side and the far left side. If using just one I put it right in the middle. If you're incubating chicken eggs I've had great success with one cup full in the middle and the humidity around 30-40 percent.

 

[MGG]

If you really think about it, birds nest and thrive in all locations, no matter the climate. I honestly could usually care less about humidity, but I really strive for perfect temps. The mother can't control the humidity (like if it's raining all over her, or she's in the desert) so I just don't really bother with it. If you have any more questions about your incubator, feel free to ask. I have quite a bit of experience with it, and I love it.

 

[My hen house]

If you really think about it, birds nest and thrive in all locations, no matter the climate. I honestly could usually care less about humidity, but I really strive for perfect temps. The mother can't control the humidity (like if it's raining all over her, or she's in the desert) so I just don't really bother with it. If you have any more questions about your incubator, feel free to ask. I have quite a bit of experience with it, and I love it.

Ok thanks I've just bean reading that there is alot if problems with humidity (not on specific incubater) so I'm just trying to ask around also I got in to read Fahrenheit (I've read everywhere that you can't change it just saying its weird)

 

[MGG]

You got the red numbers on top to read Fahrenheit?

 

[My hen house]

I use either of these, they work great. You could only fill one of two is too much.

May I ask why you use those cups instead of pouring on the bottom of the incubater

 

[MGG]

Yeah, I've read lots of conflicting thing about humidity too