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Lockdown- Can Humidity Be TOO High?

post #1 of 15
10/18/11 at 6:01pm
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Is 75-78% humidity going to be too high? I may take some of the water out since no one has pipped yet. Thoughts?

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post #2 of 15
10/18/11 at 6:07pm

I'd say yes.  My last hatch it started at 75%, after the first hatch it shot up to 85% from the chicks humidity.  Had a few drown after pipping.

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post #3 of 15
10/18/11 at 6:09pm
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Originally Posted by kvmommy 

I'd say yes.  My last hatch it started at 75%, after the first hatch it shot up to 85% from the chicks humidity.  Had a few drown after pipping.


I opened one of the little plugged up air vents for a while. I think I will pull out the cup of water I put in there last night.

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post #4 of 15
10/18/11 at 6:48pm

I always thought that drowning chicks in their shells was because the humidity was too high during the first part of incubation???

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post #5 of 15
10/18/11 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by cmom 

I always thought that drowning chicks in their shells was because the humidity was too high during the first part of incubation???


That's what I've read. I think mine will be fine with the tiny vent unplugged.

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post #6 of 15
10/18/11 at 7:00pm

Chicks drown from high humidity during first 18 days. I would say 80% is tops for humidity during lockdown.

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post #7 of 15
10/18/11 at 7:10pm
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Originally Posted by ih66series 

Chicks drown from high humidity during first 18 days. I would say 80% is tops for humidity during lockdown.


Thanks smile

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post #8 of 15
10/18/11 at 8:01pm

I know drowning can happen from too much moisture during the first 18 days, but when my humidity shot over 85% and it was sopping wet in there, I asked on here and was told that my humidity was too high which is why many died fully formed.

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post #9 of 15
10/18/11 at 8:04pm
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Originally Posted by kvmommy 

I know drowning can happen from too much moisture during the first 18 days, but when my humidity shot over 85% and it was sopping wet in there, I asked on here and was told that my humidity was too high which is why many died fully formed.


sad so sorry... That's sad.. I've gotten the humidity around 70% now.

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post #10 of 15
10/18/11 at 9:06pm

Good question, I have some eggs in lockdown right now and was wondering the same thing. smile

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