Humidity under brooding hen....thought you'd like to hear this!

[msdoolittle]

Ok, so for scientific purposes, I stuck my hygrometer probe under my brooding Cochin. Humidity was 60%. Just thought this was interesting info. :0)

 

[The Chicken People]

Very interesting!

 

[rizq]

My first broody of the year apparently needed a water pan under her ... she had two chicks die in the egg because they were shrink wrapped. I had never seen that happen under a broody.

60% huh? Makes you wonder about the standard humidity in the incubator. Wonder what it goes up to during hatch?

 

[msdoolittle]

The eggs are due to hatch on the 24th of this month. All 4 are fertile. I will keep on checking humidity throughout the incubation period. :0)

 

[kipoley]

Mine is so big it wouldn't fit under my bantams Did you get the coop humidity at the same time? Was there a difference?
~Kimberly

 

[chik magnet]

I've heard that if the hen thinks that the eggs need to have more humidity they go and dip their stomachs in water and go back and sit on them.