Too high humidity throughout the incubation does not allow the egg to lose enough moisture which will cause the chicks to drown inside when they make the internal pip.
84% is way too high, & you have to lower it by opening the lid. Does the lid have a plug, if so remove the plug for more air flow?Hi everyone I am currently in lockdown with my button quail eggs, they have been on around 50-55% humidity for the first 13 days and now it's at 84% as I've filled one of the reservoirs (was using a sponge and lid cap before this) as the humidity was not keeping! Now I am stuck on how to get my humidity down without opening the bator- is this humidity too high or will it be okay?? Any advice appreciated
Okay thank you so much you've been very helpful
Thats a shame, at least there are helpful people out there like you to help pass around the correct information!
Quick question, sorry if I'm any inconvenience, but how do chicks drown with high humidity?
It happens when the aircell gets condensation, or fluid inside, & when the chick goes to internally pip, they breath in the fluid, & drown.
No only 2 air holes, will it be safe to remove the lid for a couple of mins to remove some water? It's day 14 out of 16?
I do have one more quick question, what is the maximum humidity for button quail during lockdown?
