Kebonnix 12 egg incubator Humidity

[A.M. Eggs]

Hello! This is my first time hatching eggs in an incubator. I am setting it up to take eggs hopefully today, so I left it running overnight to calibrate and settle. However, the humidity was way too high this morning(60% instead of the recommended 45-55%). I have been trying to bring it down by lowering the water level every hour or so. I managed to bring it down to 59% in the first hour and it is looking like 57-58% in the second. I am located in the Houston area so the weather cycles from being super humid (75%+) to being mildly humid(40%+). Are there any tips y'all have to keep the humidity down? Thanks.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hello! This is my first time hatching eggs in an incubator. I am setting it up to take eggs hopefully today, so I left it running overnight to calibrate and settle. However, the humidity was way too high this morning(60% instead of the recommended 45-55%). I have been trying to bring it down by lowering the water level every hour or so. I managed to bring it down to 59% in the first hour and it is looking like 57-58% in the second. I am located in the Houston area so the weather cycles from being super humid (75%+) to being mildly humid(40%+). Are there any tips y'all have to keep the humidity down? Thanks.

Is it the same humidity in your house as outdoor? I ask because some folks assume that because they're in a humid climate, they can dry hatch, yet they have central air, so the outside humidity has nothing to do with their incubation.

If it is the same in your home, you might consider sort of "dry" hatching until lockdown. You can keep an eye on it and see if it stays at least 35%, and just trickle some water in if it drops too low.

Humidity changing day to day is okay as it's more of an average. It's the temperature that's most important to keep stable.