Humidity

[WhoaNellie]

I'm on day 3, using a still air incubator.
My temps are holding perfectly.
Yesterday, my humidity jumped to 70%. Is it possible to have humidity too high?

 

[hnbubz]

yes, too high can drowned the chicks, try to keep it around 40ish

 

[WhoaNellie]

Thanks!
I was worried you'd say that.
Since my temps have been holding so steady, I'm going to open it up for a few to let the moisture out.
I think it's weird that it's spiked that like that. I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep it moist enough.....

 

[hnbubz]

i wouldnt worry about it

temps are whats really important. as long as you keep you humidity within about 10-15 percent right you'll be fine. i have had my humidity at 10, and then up to 60

 

[WhoaNellie]

Opening the incubator was a good excuse to try to candle.

Turns out, I have no idea what I'm looking at or for.....

 

[ptig78d]

Here is the link to a forum thread that gives great pics of egg progression from day 1 through hatching. There are also a couple of videos that show embryo movement and hatching.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

 

[Surehatch]

If your humidity is too high then your chicks might drown in their shells. Try to get your humidity between 60% and 70%. Although temperature is the most important factor, you have to also take the humidity into consideration when wanting to hatch successfully!

 

[chrisarvor]

depends on what your hatching??
My quails are kept below 40 and no water in the incubator all the way through.
But chickens are higher etc