New to incubating - eggs are sweating, what do I do?

[cristina]

I just put 7 eggs in incubator today. I have a pretty basic incubator with no hydrometer. The plastic transparent dome is a little foggy and eggs are sweating so I lifted the dome slightly to provide more ventilation. How can I make sure humidity is at right level without hydrometer? Do I need one? Is sweating a bad sign? I'm using my "Raising Chickens for Dummies" book as a guide, as the incubator instruction are basic and don't mention much of anything. Help! Don't want to kill them before they even get started!

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

What type of incubator do you have? I know most would ask if you are able to take pictures and post for everyone to see what is happening.

 

[CCUK]

I would say that if it's fogging up then temperature, humidity and ventilation aren't correct. You really need a hygrometer and thermometer to keep it working correctly.