You need to be sure that your water to substrate ratio is correct... 90% does seem to be a bit high... You also may want to up the temp as well... If it is your first year incubating, you want to keep your incubator in the center of the incubation range.. 85* is where you want it to be... You also need to remember that the egg container and substrate can be 1 to 2 degrees lower in temp than the actual incubator temp... So if the incubator temp reads 80 than the incubation substrate and ambient temp in the container might only be 78... Eggs have a higher chance of dieing or not developing if the temp is that low...

I use perlite as a substrate for incubation... I use a .8 to 1 ratio...

If you are using 100 grams of perlite in an incubation container you want to add 80 grams of water... This will keep your humidity at a good % and has never failed me...

It is also important that you use a good incubator... I am not crazy about the hovas so I build my own but if you use a hova, you should disconnect the waffer style thermostat and hook up a a proper thermostat... You also want to keep the hova in an area of the house where the temps are constant and do not fluctuate much...

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