Humidity spikes as chicks hatch, what to do?

[karaadanielle]

As I'm sure this is normal, I have yet to figure out how to combat it! The humidity in my bator spikes dramatically as eggs hatch. Both red stoppers are out and humidity is steady at 65% but it jumps about 5% per egg that hatches until I remove the shells and crack the bator to let it air out. The view window will be covered in condensation as well so I dry it off with a papertowel. So far this is all I have figured out to do to keep the humidity as close to 65% consistently. Any better methods? Can't control when those little buggers pop out and I'm not always there to monitor the humidity when they do decide to make their debut.

 

[Pork Pie]

It's quite normal for humidity spikes to occur when a chick hatches. Personally, I leave the humidity settings alone. It's easy to over-think things.

 

[karaadanielle]

I quickly reach 85% humidity during hatching. I've read so many things saying that's too high. I suppose that's what makes me overthink!

 

[Pork Pie]

I quickly reach 85% humidity during hatching. I've read so many things saying that's too high. I suppose that's what makes me overthink!

If you have adjustable ventilation, you could open that fully. 85% is considered too high, but as long as its just a spike, it's unlikely to do any harm. I think that using incubators gives us all the best opportunity to over-think things, since its something that we can actually control

(we are all guilty of that)

 

[Kage]

I have a Humidikit with my 1588 Genesis, it seems to regulate my humidity pretty well, haven't put any water into my bator 8 days in.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I run 70-75% at lockdown and often it spikes to 90%+. I do not worry about it at all. As a matter of fact I am hands on so I use it to my advantage and pull out egg shell, turn pippers back up and if I have any active chicks, I move them to the brooder.