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Humidity way too high!

If it has a fan then it is not a still air. None of what I wrote applies. Darn I thought I had it.
No you gave me really great information thank you so much for that. Because it is very humid in my house and I had no idea that with the incubator being sealed the humidity in the house would have anything to do with the humidity inside of the incubator. Phone dry that incubator is still sitting at 50 to 51% humidity, that’s with two hygrometers in there and they’re both spot on identical reading
 
No you gave me really great information thank you so much for that. Because it is very humid in my house and I had no idea that with the incubator being sealed the humidity in the house would have anything to do with the humidity inside of the incubator. Phone dry that incubator is still sitting at 50 to 51% humidity, that’s with two hygrometers in there and they’re both spot on identical reading
I think your eggs look good based on your drawings, and honestly, I would not worry a whole lot. I know there are a lot of folks that have a lot more expertise on the forum than me...but I've never tracked air cells to this degree (just eyeball based on where they should be,) and never had a bad hatch from not tracking. That's not to say you shouldn't, and this is only my 2 cents bear in mind. I could also just be very lucky!

My first few hatches, I stressed a lot and everything was fine except for a few mishaps. If you follow what "should" be done to a general standpoint and don't go egregiously far from it (as in not allowing your eggs to be exposed to temps below 99 or above 102 for too long, or very excessive humidity for too long, I've found things to be successful). I've heard of certain breeds like Marans that are notoriously difficult to hatch so I've never had that experience. I've only ever hatched Ameraucanas, EEs, and now Ayam this week hopefully.

I've had to add only very tiny amounts of water to my incubator (it's also a circulated air incubator,) as our area has had high humidity. Makes things easier...but it also begs the question - how do mother birds hatch young if the humidity is 90-100% in your native area when allowing the hen to hatch? :)

I don't think it's a perfect science in my humble opinion based on what I've anecdotally seen with my own eyes. Please let us know how your hatch turns out!! :)
 
I think your eggs look good based on your drawings, and honestly, I would not worry a whole lot. I know there are a lot of folks that have a lot more expertise on the forum than me...but I've never tracked air cells to this degree (just eyeball based on where they should be,) and never had a bad hatch from not tracking. That's not to say you shouldn't, and this is only my 2 cents bear in mind. I could also just be very lucky!

My first few hatches, I stressed a lot and everything was fine except for a few mishaps. If you follow what "should" be done to a general standpoint and don't go egregiously far from it (as in not allowing your eggs to be exposed to temps below 99 or above 102 for too long, or very excessive humidity for too long, I've found things to be successful). I've heard of certain breeds like Marans that are notoriously difficult to hatch so I've never had that experience. I've only ever hatched Ameraucanas, EEs, and now Ayam this week hopefully.

I've had to add only very tiny amounts of water to my incubator (it's also a circulated air incubator,) as our area has had high humidity. Makes things easier...but it also begs the question - how do mother birds hatch young if the humidity is 90-100% in your native area when allowing the hen to hatch? :)

I don't think it's a perfect science in my humble opinion based on what I've anecdotally seen with my own eyes. Please let us know how your hatch turns out!! :)
Okay first of all let me just say that I love you, because everything you just said made me feel so as ease! I needed that assurance thank you! it is so crazy to me all these rules, and the only thing I can think about is the chickens hatch them outside with the dirty feet and feathers with no problem. I would love to see your ayams hatch, are you on the hatch-a-long?
 
Okay first of all let me just say that I love you, because everything you just said made me feel so as ease! I needed that assurance thank you! it is so crazy to me all these rules, and the only thing I can think about is the chickens hatch them outside with the dirty feet and feathers with no problem. I would love to see your ayams hatch, are you on the hatch-a-long?
Yep, I'm on the hatch-a-long at the moment and just about to post a pic! I have a first external pip on one of the eggs with another one rocking :). I'm glad to reassure and one of those things about raising chickens is that even if you don't get it 100% right by the book, it doesn't mean it's going to result in a complete failure. I'll watch yours too if you are on hatch-a-long :D.
 

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