In your experience, what's better, higher humidity or lower humidity?

[Elite Silkies]

I have to give credit to Sunshine Silkies, she told me to run 40-50% for the first 18 days and then increase up to 73% percent. I hatch Silkies and I am having really good luck hatching them at these humidity levels. I have 4 hatched so far out of 6 in the hatcher and other 2 are on their way out.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Nicely put!

 

[dancingbear]

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I had several no-hatches with shipped eggs, but my own and locally obtained hatch just fine. I understand your frustration and disappointment. I hope some of this has been helpful, good luck!

 

[NateinFL]

Wow, lots of great replies here, I think everybody can benefit here from the advice. Thanks so much Cammy, Oldtimegator, Dancingbear, Walkswithdog and others. If Cammy had 100% hatch on that humidity, I'm going with it too!

Cammy
Yesterday 2:55 pm I have to give credit to Sunshine Silkies, she told me to run 40-50% for the first 18 days and then increase up to 73% percent. I hatch Silkies and I am having really good luck hatching them at these humidity levels. I have 4 hatched so far out of 6 in the hatcher and other 2 are on their way out.​

 

[NateinFL]

BTW Cammy, the humidity levels you suggested worked perfectly for me. Thanks, and my 10 little chicks thank you as well!

 

[Chook-A-Holic]

I keep my humidity 45% to 50% the first 18 days, and don't really sweat it if it drops a couple of times. The last 3 days I keep it on 60%, as this will rise when the chicks start pipping and zipping. My last hatch I had 10 zipping at one time, the humidity briefly shot up to 88%. I opened the vents a little more and it settled back to 70%. My last 4 hatches have been 100%, and in the high 90's before.