Humidity levels help for a newbie

[Thatothercrazychickenlady]

Hey guys,
I’m trying to make a hatching plan (first timer so I’m a little nervous). I’ve been doing a lot of research and am confident about my temperature knowledge but there’s so many mixed opinions on humidity out there so I thought I’d ask you pros on BYC. What percentage of humidity do you use?


Thanks in advance!

 

[Patrick10]

Hey guys,
I’m trying to make a hatching plan (first timer so I’m a little nervous). I’ve been doing a lot of research and am confident about my temperature knowledge but there’s so many mixed opinions on humidity out there so I thought I’d ask you pros on BYC. What percentage of humidity do you use?


Thanks in advance!

I generally like my humidity around 30-45% on days 1-18 for baby chicks. I also like to have the humidity around 65% on day 18 until they start hatching and then naturally the humidity will rise as more chicks begin to hatch. I have had good success with hatching quail with higher humidity levels though in the past. Good Luck