What should the humidity be during lockdown for silkies and crested? I know I read it somewhere but I cant find it. Is it true that if the humidity can drown the chicks? thanks Rita
Drowning occurs because the humidty was too high during the first 18 days. THe air cell needs to increase significantly to prevent this from happening. Sorry I don't know the numbers for those breeds. 99-100 for forced air chickens in general. GL
Um, 99-100 is for temperature. Lockdown humidity in general should be above 60%, but some people like to go a lot higher. I run my lockdowns at 75%+ and have never had a drowning. Like Arielle says, drowning happens during lockdown because your humidity days 1-18 has been too high, so if that has been the case, it's too late to do anything about it now! I don't know if silkies and crested require different conditions, I've never hatched them. So perhaps haven't been as helpful as you'd like. Sorry!
