Chicks popping out and humidity!

[Swilso3]

I am having lots of chicks hatch at once and the humity climbs to 75. i did dry incubation at first until lockdown. Been trying to keep it at 65 but that is a battle with all popping out. I have all the plugs open umtil it drops back some. Is this ok?

 

[americanchicks]

Grats on your babies. Its normal for the humidity to spike while they are hatching. Take out the empty shells it will help.

 

[hysop]

From what I’ve read in other threads they should be fine at 75%

Aww how many did you start off with and how many are hatching?? What breeds??

 

[Lins_BE]

It always climbs to 75% when I’m hatching too. They will be fine.

 

[Swilso3]

From what I’ve read in other threads they should be fine at 75%

Aww how many did you start off with and how many are hatching?? What breeds??

Americaunas. I have some brown eggs too. 17 left to hatch on day 21 lol! 8 in the brooder 7 in the incubator. All i put in were alive at lockdown

 

[hysop]

Oh wow your brooder tells you what day you’re on?? Awesome. I have to set an alarm on my phone reminding me when day 18 is as well as day 7 and 14 for candling.

 

[crazyhen75]

I am having lots of chicks hatch at once and the humity climbs to 75. i did dry incubation at first until lockdown. Been trying to keep it at 65 but that is a battle with all popping out. I have all the plugs open umtil it drops back some. Is this ok?

Don"t let it dry to much or the chicks will not be able to hatch. They will get caught in those little sacks inside the eggs. I had problems once with that. I lost three chicks. sigh!!!!