humidity confusion

max101 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:45 am **Posts:** 13

Hi
This is my first time incubating eggs. I have them in the incubator and the instruction i got with the incubator does not tell me much??
I added water and the humidity reached 75% the eggs were in this heat for about 24 hrs
I then tipped water out and now the humidity is 60
The temp is 35 c
Have i killed the eggs with the high humidity already or is there a chance
Thanks for any replies

Chukar · **Posted:** Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:43 pm

When are they due to hatch? What sort of eggs are they, chook, duck?

max101 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:45 am **Posts:** 13

sorry they are due to hatch 24th dec and they are chicken eggs

melroo · **Joined:** Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:42 pm **Posts:** 83

What sort of incubator is it . You need to get your temp up to 37.5 the Humidity just start to cover the water and reduce the surface area and you will get it down to around 53 to 55 % .You are in the early stages of incubation so I would keep going with them .You will see them moving at candling at 14 to 16 days if thay are alive.

tooandsix · **Joined:** Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:23 am **Posts:** 4

Too increase the humidity closer to hatch do you just add more water or make the temperature higher? sorry I don't get that part

melroo · **Joined:** Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:42 pm **Posts:** 83

Ok to increase humidity most incubators have water chambers or water containers. If your incubator has chambers you only need to fill more of the chambers to increase humidity. if your incubator has water containers you need to add more containers of water to increase the surface area. Or remove the covers on top of your water containers to give you more surface area exposed to increase humidity. Just remember humidity relates to surface areas of water, the more water exposed in the incubator, the more humidity.

Mitche · **Joined:** Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:47 pm **Posts:** 2

What do you use the cover the chambers of water, would flat plastic be ok or could it be toxic?

tooandsix · **Joined:** Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:23 am **Posts:** 4

Plastic is fine to use I use ice cream lids

Mitche · **Joined:** Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:47 pm **Posts:** 2

That worked well thanks heaps

matseggs · **Joined:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:41 am **Posts:** 3

I always have trouble with the humidity too seems to go up and down all the time not sure if I need a small fan to help keep it more stable?

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