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P.S. I forgot to say the eggs are on day 17 now

Hello fellow duck people. I’m back with some new air cell photos and other questions. My incubator has been at 40-46% humidity for the last 2 days. Here are some new photos of their air cells. What do you guys think? 2 of the eggs that I candled have this weird little dip in the air cell. Any...

Thanks! Mine has stabilized at 46% now. I’ll check the air cells again in a few days

When you dry incubate, is there any humidity you consider too low? Or just watch the air cells?

Oh, spritzing individually is a good idea. I have now covered the water reservoir and the humidity is 50-51%. It’s pouring rain outside and has been for a few weeks.

When you do dry incubation, do you still mist your duck eggs? Thanks!

I’ve read about dry incubating being ok for ducks, and also people saying not to do it for ducks😵‍💫 I wish it wasn’t all so confusing!

Ok, thanks. I’m a bit nervous about removing all the water but I can try😅 Should I do it slowly so there isn’t a sudden change?

Sorry, just to make sure I understand, “please don’t” what? I was talking about reducing the humidity. Isn’t that what I should be doing? Thanks for your help

No, I’m not trusting the incubator. I have a separate Govee hygrometer that I calibrated using the salt test. The humidity issue is very confusing because everyone recommends something different. I realize that it is dependent on different factors so there isn’t a one size fits all answer. But...

Thank you. That’s reassuring. I put a lid with holes over the water reservoir in the incubator to reduce water surface area. I can try making another lid with smaller holes to reduce humidity further.

Hi, My duck eggs are 14 days into incubation. I have duck eggs from my flock, and purebred Indian Runner eggs that I bought. I’m concerned that the Runner eggs air cells are growing quite a bit faster/bigger than my other eggs! Should I lower humidity? Raise it? I only have one incubator so...