Humidity Help!!!!

[tim21]

So we just put 38 eggs in last night and the humidity has been pretty steady at about 62% that seems a little high to me but i am not sure? And how can i get it to go down? The vents open and theres little to no water in it!

 

[randerson846]

Yea 62% is to high, 50% is about right, do u have sponges or anything in, because they can cause high humidity?

 

[tim21]

No there's nothing in it that would make it high? Barely any water even!

 

[randerson846]

U could put a small fan beside the vent to put it down, I have heard of people who this has worked for

 

[AmyLynn2374]

So we just put 38 eggs in last night and the humidity has been pretty steady at about 62% that seems a little high to me but i am not sure? And how can i get it to go down? The vents open and theres little to no water in it!

62% is high for incubation. (I run on average, between 30-40%.) First do you know if your hygrometer is accurate? If so, I would start by taking out all the water and as long as the humidity stays above 25%, starting with a dry incubation and monitoring your air cells. As long as your air cells are progressing at the right rate, and your humidity stays above that 25% (30% is better), then you don't need to worry about adding water until lockdown. If your humidity w/o water runs on the low side, I would just dampen sponge and set it in there and not worry about filling the wells until lockdown.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

If your hygrometer is accurate and running dry is still too high you can put rice or unpopped popcorn in it to absorb the moisture.