please help! humidity?!

[ahobby988]

Ok I'm new to incubating and I built a Styrofoam incubator. everything had been perfect with it until today when (day 17) that I started trying to raise the humidity. it's stayed at about 100.5 and humidity at about 49-52. so I added a bowl of water to start getting humidity up and it worked humidity came up to 60 but so did the temperature in the incubator like 106! what do I do?!

 

[sunflour]

glad you have joined us.

Sorry about the incubator issues, I have no experience and cannot give you an answer.

But see you have posted the problem in the hatching forums, hope someone there will give you the advice you need.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Hello

and Welcome to BYC!
I'm so sorry to hear about your problem. I advise you post this in the incubating and hatching forum for a quicker response to your questions: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs. Good luck!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. I'm sure you will get the advice you need from the hatching experts.

Good luck
CT

 

[drumstick diva]

Hope you can get temp. down 106 can fry them in the shell. Are you sure your thermometer /hygrometer are accurate? Folks usually have two of each to be sure.

 

[ahobby988]

once I cut a hole in lid everything balanced out humidity is a tad lower than desired 58 but almost 10% higher than be for lock down which was 49/52 I have 3 sponges a bowl of water and 2 wet paper towels in it... should I try to get it higher?

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under ahobby988

Welcome!

Sorry, I only have experience with hatches under a broody hen but I do wish you all the best.

I also hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

You might want to also pop in and say hello on your local thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you ‘Find your State’s thread.