Humidity question

[Somshine]

So I've been having humidity problems that I could not figure out this hatch. I've used this incubator many times but this time every time I'd add water the humidity would go way too high. Could not figure out what was going on. So I'd let it run dry and go overnight dry here and there. Finally figured out I had something under my incubator causing it not to be level. So when I was filling the small tray it was running into the big one. So pissed it took this long to figure something so stupid out. But now at day 15 I don't think the air cells are as big as they should be. Is it okay to just let the water run dry and leave it dry until lock down?

 

[Ridgerunner]

I feel for you. Those simple things can drive you nuts. been there on too many different things.

When my humidity runs low for a while I often run it a little high to balance it out. Average humidity over the incubation is what matters, not an instantaneous humidity at one point. So if your humidity has been higher than normal during parts of the incubation I'd probably try to balance it out.

Good luck!

 

[Tex452]

I dry hatch so I don’t pay a lot of attention to my humidity, as long as it is 30% or above, I’m good with that, I have seen it as high as 50%, I do make sure my temperature is as close as possible.
When the chicks start hatching, the humidity jumps up to 80-85%.
I have really good hatches

 

[Somshine]

I dry hatch so I don’t pay a lot of attention to my humidity, as long as it is 30% or above, I’m good with that, I have seen it as high as 50%, I do make sure my temperature is as close as possible.
When the chicks start hatching, the humidity jumps up to 80-85%.
I have really good hatches

Yeah I've done a couple dry hatches. I didn't think I got as good of a hatch rate. Wasn't a whole lot different though. But I've never had an issue with the humidity being high and hard to control. I'm so mad it took me this long to figure it out. I don't even know if the 3 days until lockdown will be enough to increase the air cells. I'm wondering if I can wait to boost it until like day 19 or 20? I don't know I've never had to counteract this on basically the last week before.

 

[Somshine]

I just don't know if trying to catch up on water loss at this point is more helpful or harmful. It's dry now and running at 32.

 

[Tex452]

I just don't know if trying to catch up on water loss at this point is more helpful or harmful. It's dry now and running a

I just don't know if trying to catch up on water loss at this point is more helpful or harmful. It's dry now and running at 32.

My cousin was having trouble hatching Chicks, most would fully develop and then drown, the few that made it didn’t live long, I told her to try the dry hatch method and now she’s having good hatches.
We live in a high humidity area and that makes a difference.
My humidity stays mostly in the 30’s but sometimes will jump up to the 50’s but not very often, when it jumps into the 50’s I worry about evaporation.

 

[Susan Skylark]

I can’t get my humidity right in my little Amazon bubble incubator, it is either 15 or 85, I’ve intentionally hatched at both, had 100 percent hatch rates (4 eggs each!) at both (quail). I dump some water in every couple days so the average is about 45 percent but don’t worry about it that much except at lockdown. Temp and turning are vital, humidity is important but secondary. You won’t tank your hatch. I get 90 percent hatch rates with stable temp and schizophrenic humidity, but a broken turner, cold exposure or rough shipping cuts that in half. Do your best but don’t stress!

 

[Tex452]

I can’t get my humidity right in my little Amazon bubble incubator, it is either 15 or 85, I’ve intentionally hatched at both, had 100 percent hatch rates (4 eggs each!) at both (quail). I dump some water in every couple days so the average is about 45 percent but don’t worry about it that much except at lockdown. Temp and turning are vital, humidity is important but secondary. You won’t tank your hatch. I get 90 percent hatch rates with stable temp and schizophrenic humidity, but a broken turner, cold exposure or rough shipping cuts that in half. Do your best but don’t stress!

I had my turn table crack where it skips over the shaft on my NR 360 and it wasn’t turning the eggs and I had a horrible hatch.

 

[Somshine]

My cousin was having trouble hatching Chicks, most would fully develop and then drown, the few that made it didn’t live long, I told her to try the dry hatch method and now she’s having good hatches.
We live in a high humidity area and that makes a difference.
My humidity stays mostly in the 30’s but sometimes will jump up to the 50’s but not very often, when it jumps into the 50’s I worry about evaporation.

Yeah I think letting it run in the low 30s is good at this point. Thanks! I just hope it'll have time to let out some moisture before it needs humidity

 

[Somshine]

I had my turn table crack where it skips over the shaft on my NR 360 and it wasn’t turning the eggs and I had a horrible hatch.

Yeah my fan is making weird noises too. If I tap on it it'll shut up. If I can get to Friday this thing might need to either be taken apart or retired.