Incubation humidity

[bcarthen]

I am attempting to hatch some duck eggs. I have the temp set at 99.5F but the humidity is around 77. Is this way to high? Should I remove the water and see what it goes down to? Any help would be very appreciated!

 

[Pyxis]

That is way too high. You want it much lower. For me I'd need it to be around 30%. Your area may be different. I would recommend starting at maybe 40 to 50% and watching the air cells and adjusting as needed.

 

[bcarthen]

What if it is higher than 50% with no water in the incubator?

 

[Pyxis]

Are you in a humid location? If so that's a possibility. In that case you may want to run an air conditioner or dehumidifier in the incubator's room to try to bring that down.

 

[bcarthen]

I live in NC lol not sure about if it's humid here

 

[bcarthen]

I just looked. As of right now we are at 91% revelation humidity outside

 

[Pyxis]

Well that's definitely very humid! Yes, I would definitely recommend using an air conditioner or dehumidifier to pull some of the moisture out of the air.

 

[bcarthen]

I had a blonde moment lol. I read the humidity wrong on the unit. It actually reads 40%

 

[Pyxis]

Lol, that's much better! Leave it there and see how the air cells develop