Humidity on incubation to high!

[Chicklady92]

The incubators humidity is to high on my incubator. It's suppose to be between 50and60% but is 68% how can I get the humidity down? I did add water and set everything up yesterday and eggs are added. I have a digital circulated air incubator.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Did you just put the eggs in today?

 

[Chicklady92]

Did you just put the eggs in today?

No last night Around 9pm. The humidity was really low so I added more water and now ita way to high. And I dont know how to lower it without removing eggs and water.

 

[Chicklady92]

Also i have the incubator inside and its summer so i have the a.c. on but I sont have a problem with the heat temp

 

[lazy gardener]

Remove the water. Then read all of "hatching eggs 101" in the learning center. Many of us incubate at 30 - 40%. This allows us to make sure that air cells grow large enough so that the chick doesn't drown in a bath of albumen when she pips into the aircell.

Also, be sure that you personally calibrate your thermometer and hygrometer. You can't trust the readings on the bator (if digital) or any thermometer unless it has been calibrated. HE101 will tell you how to calibrate thermometer and hygrometer.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Dry Hatching:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...h-eggs-using-the-dry-incubation-method.47694/
Hatching Eggs 101:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hatching-eggs-101.64195/
Calibration (I like this one, it was easy to follow):
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

 

[Chicklady92]

Thank you. My grandfather usually does all the hatching for me but he couldnt so i took over. Thanks again