Nuture Right 360 humidity question

[Kiki]

We are currently on lockdown with BCM eggs. Dry hatch. First time with a NR 360. It has been perfect the first 18 days. Usually, we add water to get 65% humidity for lockdown. It wants to stay in the 50's and even dipped to 43% once. We are south of Dallas Texas and humidity inside is 46%. We are 19 hours into lockdown. Should we very gradually keep adding little bits of water? I'm talking a tablespoon every half hour. Any experience/advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

I don't add water to raise my humidity until I see an external pip and then I only raise it to 50%.

 

[KEarthman]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/nuture-right-360-shoe-string-method.1577033/post-26801080
Maybe this will help you regulate your humidity better. Also do you have a calibrated thermometer/hygrometer in there? I live in Central Texas and it is quite humid, the humidity in my house has been around 40-45% lately and if my NR360 runs dry while I'm at work it hasn't dropped any lower than 32%

I don't add water to raise my humidity until I see an external pip and then I only raise it to 50%.

And this is for BCM?

 

[Kiki]

And this is for BCM?

No not BCM but breed of egg isn't really too important when it comes to temp and humidity.

 

[KEarthman]

No not BCM but breed of egg isn't really too important when it comes to temp and humidity.

We've experienced the BCM eggs take longer to hatch if they're good and dark. The dry hatch incubation works much better than regular incubation.

 

[Kiki]

We've experienced the BCM eggs take longer to hatch if they're good and dark. The dry hatch incubation works much better than regular incubation.

What do you mean by take longer to hatch?

 

[KEarthman]

What do you mean by take longer to hatch?

More hours, sometimes an extra day to hatch. The darker shells are a little tougher to peck through.