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[Brookhavens]

I need help I have a little giant and today is the first day of lockdown and I can't get the humidity above 54%

Try placing a sponge or washcloth inside and drip warm water on it through one of the vent holes. It is not the amount of water you but the surface area of moisture that makes the humidity go up.

 

[raygirl4386]

Should I place the cloth in already wet? Or slowly wet it?

 

[Brookhavens]

Should I place the cloth in already wet? Or slowly wet it?

I would put it in dry and then slowly add the warm water to it until it gets to the humidity you want. I takes a few minutes for the hygrometer to register so add a little water and then wait to see what it gets up to.

 

[raygirl4386]

I put it in wet before you got back back to me now its up to 62% . Do I want it in the 60s or 70s?

 

[Brookhavens]

I put it in wet before you got back back to me now its up to 62% . Do I want it in the 60s or 70s?

That humidity is perfect.(62%-65%) Once you get a few pips you will want to up it to the high 60's. Once the chicks start hatching the humidity will get into the 70's by itself.

 

[raygirl4386]

Thank you. They hatch Friday, I got silkie eggs in there. After they hatch eggs from my flock will go in, I'm interested in seeing how my barnyard mixes come out.

 

[Brookhavens]

So excited right now!!! I just checked on my eggs and one of my pullets first eggs has pipped!!! Tomorrow is Day 21 so it is a day early but then again it may take that long to hatch. I'm gonna be a grandma...

 

[Maah]

Thank you. They hatch Friday, I got silkie eggs in there. After they hatch eggs from my flock will go in, I'm interested in seeing how my barnyard mixes come out.

We're doing the same thing! I'm on my 2nd round of hatching silkie eggs this month (they'll hatch around Feb 23rd), and then we're going to mix it up a bit with the girls from the flock (all treated to a romantic dinner by our big Brahma rooster that's in my avatar.)

What mixes are you going to put in?

So excited right now!!! I just checked on my eggs and one of my pullets first eggs has pipped!!! Tomorrow is Day 21 so it is a day early but then again it may take that long to hatch. I'm gonna be a grandma...

Good luck grandma!!

 

[jbarrett]

GREAT picture Justin!!!

Thank you, its not easy to hold egg and phone in one hand and camera in the other! and this is a Swedish Flower Hen egg from Lazy Q in Micanopy, fl.....I have 19 birds from his flock amazing healty no split wing!

 

[jbarrett]

So excited right now!!! I just checked on my eggs and one of my pullets first eggs has pipped!!! Tomorrow is Day 21 so it is a day early but then again it may take that long to hatch. I'm gonna be a grandma...

Whoo Hoo way to go Grandma!!