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6/26/12 at 3:52pm

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I had a broody sit, but obviously she is not set out to raise them! She ate my pipping EE chick! She opened the barred rock baby and had her in the mouth. I walked in the right at that moment to check the first hatching egg.

Will the chick be okay? I have one more that is hatching in my emergency homemade incubator. I can get the temp right, but the humidity is tricky. I put wet napkins in there. I here it peeping inside the egg. I humidity at 50%. Will that be enough?

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6/26/12 at 3:54pm

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Mine hatched dry then wet then dry then raining inside- so I bet yours will to.

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6/26/12 at 4:10pm

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Chicks should be hatched at 58% to 70% humidity. They do best at 63% to 65% humidity. Hope for the best.

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6/26/12 at 4:15pm

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Thank you!

The one that was in her mouth was suppose to hatch tomorrow. It's doing well. There's another pipping, so if it makes it, I will have 2 in the brooder.

Darn it! I'm so upset that she ate a live baby! I'm very upset with her at the moment, but I understand it's nature.

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6/26/12 at 4:20pm

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There's the chick she hatched and in her mouth. This chick is doing amazingly well.

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6/26/12 at 4:38pm

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congrats!! i'm so glad that the chick is doing well! if you can raise the humidity that would be really helpful for the remaining eggs

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6/27/12 at 8:38am

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50% humidity should be fine.

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6/27/12 at 8:41am

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I'd going to say the 50% humidity will work fine and congratulations! If you can get it a little higher that would be even better as long as you do not go past 65%. Best of luck.

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6/27/12 at 10:31am

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sorry to burst in on this thread but I have been advised that humidity should be 70-80% for lockdown.

Which is correct?

I am now a confused first-time incubator.

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6/27/12 at 10:39am

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for ducks humidity should be higher.

To get humidity up try misting? Congrats!!

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