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X2 Where you live will so dictate what is the correct humidity for the first 18 days and for lockdown and hatching. I look at the air cells to determine what humidity to use for lockdown. I use this chart to figure out if I should have higher humidity or lower humidity for lockdown.
If my aircells are bigger than they should be then I will set my humidity at least 75%. The eggs do not absorb moisture back into the shell so if my cells are large there is no way they are going to drown by internally pipping into the cell. If the cells are small, I would set humidity really low in the hopes that the eggs will evaporate more moisture before the internal pip so that the chick won't drown.
This is what works for me.
X2 Where you live will so dictate what is the correct humidity for the first 18 days and for lockdown and hatching. I look at the air cells to determine what humidity to use for lockdown. I use this chart to figure out if I should have higher humidity or lower humidity for lockdown.
If my aircells are bigger than they should be then I will set my humidity at least 75%. The eggs do not absorb moisture back into the shell so if my cells are large there is no way they are going to drown by internally pipping into the cell. If the cells are small, I would set humidity really low in the hopes that the eggs will evaporate more moisture before the internal pip so that the chick won't drown.
This is what works for me.
