Incubation Temp and Humidity

[HarleyTa]

First time incubating duck eggs. Using the HBlife 9-12.

I ordered some Ancona eggs online and should get them Wednesday. On the seller's site, they note "Ideal temperature is 99.5 F. Humidity 40-60%, range 55 is ideal. You can spray eggs with clean water starting day 10-25, once a day (optional, but helpful). Lockdown at day 25. Do not open. Do not turn. Set temp to 97 F and humidity up to 80%."

The eggs are coming from Florida to a MUCH drier Colorado. Do the temps and humidity look right? Various websites note 55-80% Humidity for lockdown, which is a huge range. Is it 80% because Florida is super humid?

 

[cheezenkwackers]

High humidity during lockdown is normal. Too high of humidity during incubation can cause problems as well as too low. Best bet is watching the air cell. Also, it can help to add a humidifier to the room the incubator is in if your air is really dry. It will help limit drastic changes. This post may help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/duck-incubation-humidity.676090/

 

[3bird]

First time incubating duck eggs. Using the HBlife 9-12.

I ordered some Ancona eggs online and should get them Wednesday. On the seller's site, they note "Ideal temperature is 99.5 F. Humidity 40-60%, range 55 is ideal. You can spray eggs with clean water starting day 10-25, once a day (optional, but helpful). Lockdown at day 25. Do not open. Do not turn. Set temp to 97 F and humidity up to 80%."

The eggs are coming from Florida to a MUCH drier Colorado. Do the temps and humidity look right? Various websites note 55-80% Humidity for lockdown, which is a huge range. Is it 80% because Florida is super humid?

How did it go?