Thanks for the info! The humidity was not as easy to deal with as the temperature. This morning it is down to 47 (from 51). I am not sure how low I should let it drop?. Will it harm the eggs if it continues to go down at the beginning? I can easily get it back up at the end, but I don't know about letting it get lower right now and how much?
My husband was amazed that I didn't check the incubator first thing this morning. I waited almost 1/2 hour. I did put a sponge in there for a while yesterday and some rice so maybe that is what helped lower it. I took the sponge out, but left the rice. It is so humid here in Mississippi.
Only 20-1/2 more days.........
Humidity is an interesting variable that everyone does a little different mine usually goes down to 30% before I add water if I have darker shelled eggs like BCM or AMs I like it on the lower end otherwise I do around 40% until hatch then 70% I live in the northeast and have higher humidity up here normally and it's been raining every week... But everyone has positive experiences doing it differently it's somewhat dependent on what works for you where you live idk that there is a magical number if temp is steady and your air cells are getting bigger slowly or u do weighing (which some ppl do) to determine if they are loseing the accurate amount of moisture those are other ways to determine. My first hatch this year stressed me out! And had 19/20 with shipped eggs. So for me I'm sticking w/ the way I did it... Another hatch due this way who knows how that will turn out lol... Less stressed tho! I'm hoping everything goes well for you!!!