60% to high?

[CornerViewFarm]

Is humidity of 60% to high for incubating? I read some where that you should set it for 60 - 65 is that right?

 

[pips&peeps]

yes

 

[Katy]

Until the last 3 days that's too high. Try to get it down to 45 or so....if it's not the last 3 days.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

That is too high for incubation. 40-45% is more like it. The egg has to lose about 12-14% of it's water weight by day 21 and with humidity that high, it can't. The chicks will be waterlogged and drown.

 

[CatCobb1983]

do you sell any of your eggs to hatch?
Thank You,
Cat

 

[Katy]

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Who are you asking?

 

[CornerViewFarm]

I was wondering the same thing,...okay i got my hum. set but my question is now can i put eggs in each day if i get about 12 a day? Or wait and put them in all at the same time?

Thank you
Austin

 

[TheKidAndDame]

It is best to set them all at the same time. Plus, you will need to do that if you only have one incubator.

 

[kellim]

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I put egg in every few days if I need to, staggered hatches, and have different hatch dates but I am very careful while doing it. I have never had a problem with the higher humidity at the end hurting the other eggs, maybe I am just lucky. Now I do get the babies out of the bator as quickly as I can as to keep them from bumping the other eggs around.

 

[CornerViewFarm]

I put egg in every few days if I need to, staggered hatches, and have different hatch dates but I am very careful while doing it. I have never had a problem with the higher humidity at the end hurting the other eggs, maybe I am just lucky. Now I do get the babies out of the bator as quickly as I can as to keep them from bumping the other eggs around.

I have a egg turner so would i just take a rack out and place the eggs that were on that rack on the platform of the bator?​