Humidity question

[lynnii33]

Hi i am hatching chicken eggs for first time which are due to hatch in 3 days, have got the humidity up to 70%. When the chicks are hatched i plan to leave them in the incubator for about 48hrs. What i want to know is while the chicks are in there do i need to keep the humidity the same during that time. thanks lynsey

 

[Gypsy07]

You need to keep the humidity right up as long as there are still chicks hatching. This is to stop them getting 'shrinkwrapped' - stuck in their shells. The ones that are already out will dry off fine in the high humidity, it'll just take a bit longer. Once your last chick has hatched, then you can reduce the humidity level so they'll dry off faster. Hope that helps and good luck with your hatch! What/how many are they?

 

[lynnii33]

There are 5 silkies. thanks so much for your help

 

[Gypsy07]

No problem. And welcome to the forum! You'll love it here. Let us know how your hatch goes...