At what humidity do you get the best hatch rates?

[RAREROO]

Hi guys, I'm just wondering at what humidity do you keep your eggs during incubation and hatching to get the best rates. For chickens, ducks, and/or turkeys.

My problem is that I use a big hatcher and hand roll the eggs and I usually have two or three different settings going at the same time, so I have to try to keep it at a happy medium, so what do you all think would be the best " medium" humidity and the best humidity if I were doing one setting from start to finish.

Thanks

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

I use 2 incubators, one for days 1-18 with no water input at all an one for the last 3 days in the low 70s% humidity.

I think the people hatching all the time in one incubator run about 60% all the time. Maybe its 55%, something like that.

 

[RAREROO]

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What kind of hatch rates have you been getting ?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Something like 90% on my eggs.

Have a hatch going on now.... Not my eggs but local eggs anyway.
http://cmfarm.us/Cam_2.html

 

[RoRoinGA]

I also hatch days 1-18 with little water, and then I put into another incubator for lockdown and raise the humidity to 60%ish. Got my best results this way.

 

[Brickman House]

I'm just finishing up a hatch of duck eggs, and I ran 55% during hatch and low 70's for the last three days.