Got my first clutch this morning!

[kikkimea]

Hmn, I might pick up a light diffuser this weekend then (should have opted for substrateless from the beginning now that I think about it) because these puppies are definitely in the substrate and the hydrometer has been reading 70% (Although I'm starting to suspect it's broken because I took it out of the egg box and it continued to read 70% even after like five hours. /: )

How wet would you guys say is too wet for the substrate because I didn't really have instructions to follow, I just read that the perlite should be moist but not have any water leak out when you squeeze it but now I'm worried that it may be too wet for the eggs.

Your hygrometer probably needs a calibration. Do the salt test. (google hygrometer salt test)
You should mix the substrate and water with a ratio 1:1 by weight. If your substrate weighs 250 g then you measure up 250 g water and mix it together for a couple of minutes..
No water should drip when you squeeze it.
Just follow the 1:1 by weight ratio and calibrate your hygrometer.

But if you're going for a diffuser, then the mixing doesn't matter, you can have really wet substrate as long as the eggs aren't affected..
You should probably have a date with Google and Youtube