More ways to gain humidity?

[kikidee]

I have literally tried everything to help humidity rise in my hova bator. The highest my hygrometer has read is 51%. I'm trying to get it to at least 65. I've put sponges in, bowls of water, my last attempt today was to put a bowl of water with a rock in it so it would heat up more. It's at 45%. I'm going to possibly start to spray them with warm water because I have no idea how else to get humidity on the eggs.

 

[debilorrah]

Forget the spray!!! 51% is just fine. I often incubate at 25% or lower. I only worry about humidity for lockdown.

 

[Cetawin]

For the first 17 days your humidity should be below 50% preferrably around 45% and day 18-21 around 65 - 70% for chickens.

What are you incubating, where are you in the incubation process, is the hova bator stil air or circulated fan? Give us some more info please

 

[kikidee]

AHHH i always forget to mention, im incubating duck eggs, so dry incubation is a no go..

 

[kikidee]

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Cayuga duck eggs, day 3, still air, no fan or auto turner.

 

[Griffin Nest]

i get warm wet paper towels and lay them totally flat on the bottom. i used that with my duck eggs because i too could NO get my humidity higher than 40%. with the towels i wet them every day. i got 10 out of 13 duck eggs hatch