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This is my first time incubating chicks and I'm using a friend's incubator which he had problems with humidity control before. Will the chicks be fine with the humidity at 59% for the whole incubation. It's day 2 so far.
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Even with all of the water in the incubator gone it's still going up and down from around 46% to 63%. Will putting a paper towel in this incubator help absorb some of the humidity59% is too high for the whole of incubation I’m afraid. If the eggs don’t lose enough moisture over the incubation period the air cell does not grow large enough for the chick to pip in to safely. They can so to speak drown after internal pip.
I like to shoot for 35% days 1-18 and at least 65% for lockdown.
This article is a good read ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubation-humidity.73386/
You might try the silica crystals that are meant to be added to potting soil to absorb moisture.
I hatched duck and chicken eggs together and kept the humidity at 55-60% and had no trouble hatching the chickens. It is probably better to try and keep the humidity down a bit though.This is my first time incubating chicks and I'm using a friend's incubator which he had problems with humidity control before. Will the chicks be fine with the humidity at 59% for the whole incubation. It's day 2 so far.