Humidity help!

[mulelover1999]

What humidity are you supposed to hatch eggs? Mine is currently at like 45-50% is this too high?

 

[fried green eggs]

Hi, Are they in lock down getting ready to hatch or are they just starting to incubate? Here is a link that another member put together. It is a must read! https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 Good luck with your hatch!

 

[mulelover1999]

They are on day 3. So my humidity is way high. Shoul I decrease it or leave it?

 

[eggbeforchicken]

mine eggs are at 50% 54 % not sure if its to high
I have read t should be at 50 to 55 and 60 to 70 at shut down

 

[mulelover1999]

thats what i first read but then read it should be 20%-30% so i turned it down to 20-30%.

 

[cluckerkeeper]

I like 20-30 too

 

[mortie]

I kept mine at around 35% and my eggs did great. I kept it at 65-70 for lock down

 

[Farmer Viola]

I kept mine at around 35% and my eggs did great. I kept it at 65-70 for lock down

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[Dragons4u]

It can also depend on what kind of eggs you are hatching.
I'm running some Georgia Giant quail eggs right now and because of how tough they are, I'm running 50 to 60 percent humidity and pushing to 90 at lockdown, else the little guys will never be able to get out of their shells.
Heck, when I got the eggs, I threw a couple bad ones as hard as I could at the ground and the membrane wouldn't break. Tough little buggers.

 

[subhanalah]

It can also depend on what kind of eggs you are hatching.
I'm running some Georgia Giant quail eggs right now and because of how tough they are, I'm running 50 to 60 percent humidity and pushing to 90 at lockdown, else the little guys will never be able to get out of their shells.
Heck, when I got the eggs, I threw a couple bad ones as hard as I could at the ground and the membrane wouldn't break. Tough little buggers.

I thought anything over 80 can lead to infections from a proliferation of bacteria? Am I mistaken?