incubating chicken eggs what should the humidity be

[chickenmama109]

hi so i have always wanted to hatch eggs and i have got my incubator its a still air incubator and the temp is going between 99.3 and 98.7 is this temp ok and what should the humidity be this is my first hatch and my first time incubating any thing i would love some tips and input thanks

 

[R2elk]

hi so i have always wanted to hatch eggs and i have got my incubator its a still air incubator and the temp is going between 99.3 and 98.7 is this temp ok and what should the humidity be this is my first hatch and my first time incubating any thing i would love some tips and input thanks

For a still air incubator the temperature should be kept at 100.5°F to 101.5°F measured at the top of the eggs.

Many people use different humidity so what works for you may not be what works for me. I try to keep the humidity between 30% and 35% during incubation and 65% to 70% for lockdown.

 

[chickenmama109]

ok thanks