Should I decrease the humidity?

[Chickenlover106]

Hey guys, I wanna know if the humidity has been too high.. I'm incubating the eggs on 40-55% humidity. The eggs are on day 8. I marked the eggs on day 3 and 7. Does the egg have the right air cell size?

 

[ValerieJ]

Well, I'm new to incubating, but that looks about right compared to the chart I went by for my eggs. Humidity at 45-50 sounds about right too, although some people go with 30-35. This article has such a diagram:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-eggs-just-21-days-from-egg-to-chicken.47696/

 

[Chickenlover106]

Also the reason I kept the humidity at 40-55 is because I think the sensor on my incubator is not accurate. So I'm assuming that the actual humidity is 10% less than the one displayed.

 

[ValerieJ]

I bought a separate thermometer and hygrometer so I could calibrate them. The hygrometer on my incubator was way off.

 

[NAA60512]

Since the average daily relative humidity in Manila is >70% it is possible that you would do fine without worrying about the humidity in your incubator at all. Just a thought.