Humidity level in the house effecting the incubator

[NoseyChickens]

I am about to set some eggs today, but I am concerned about the humidity level in the house. We have evaporative cooling which adds humidity to the air in the house. The gauges are all reading about 55% inside the incubator without water added. That is also the humidity level in the room. It varies in the room between 45-55% depending on time of day and whether or not the cooler is running.

I am not going to add water to the incubator considering it is already humid enough in there. But my question is should I be concerned that the level is higher than recommended?

 

[spoggy]

How long have you "dry run" your incubator? Once there is an extended period of heat (say 2-3 days), you might see some fluctuations that bring your humidity lower than you like.

 

[NoseyChickens]

I've had it set up for 2 days now. No change.

 

[Shaun]

We just hatched a bunch in a Brinsea with the humidity pump. When the house humidity was high it ran rarely, when we'd have a dry day to two, it would use 1 1/2 cups of water a DAY. So, yeah, the outside humidity makes a huge difference.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

As air enters your incubator it heats up an takes in moisture from the eggs. Having high room humidity means that it will have to take in less moisture from the eggs. To get more moisture loss you need to speed up the air exchange rate. You will probably just have to run the incubator with the vents fully open. 55% outside humidity should be within range of what your incubator is built for.

This page may help ya some. http://cmfarm.us/ventilation.html

 

[NoseyChickens]

Thank you so much. I took both plugs out and set the eggs last night. The humidity has come down and is holding steady and the perfect spot. So things are looking great now.