Is my humidity too high for lockdown?

[happyhens44]

Im going into lockdown soon, (like 2 hours) and for the first 1-18 days ive had it about 30%-40% and for lockdown I was thinking 60%- 70% too high?

 

[sonjab314]

Everyone has their different preferences and you will probably get 15 different answers but 60%-70% is my goal for lockdown.

 

[gryeyes]

My preference, too.

 

[debilorrah]

Here I am to stir the pot. 70% you are gonna drown them. 60% is pushing it in my opinion. If you live a humid climate, I would go for 50%, dry climate 55%.

I personally have drown hatches at 70%.

I'll go now.

 

[panner123]

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Great minds think alike, 70% is to high. Even 60% is pushing it. The differance between 55% and 70% could be the differance between a hatch rate of 90% or better and one that will run around 25% if you are lucky. Why go though all the time and trouble only to drowning them.

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

same here way to high, 50% or lower is enough, mama hen, think of what the hen does, you are copying her, she is not stiiting on a wet rag/spot

 

[A.T. Hagan]

I like 60-65% myself. 70% is a bit high.

 

[Gypsy07]

I used to lockdown at 60-65%. I often got chicks pipping then dying. Not sure why exactly, but I'd get a couple every hatch. Then I ran a few hatches where I locked down at 80%+. I've not had anyone pip but not hatch since. And I've not had anyone drown. I know that for a fact cause I always do eggtopsys to see what happened to non-hatchers. I'm not advocating that anyone else copies me, I'm just pointing out that 70%+ humidity suits some people just fine.

 

[nicoletm24]

I do 55-60%. bc my frist hatch ever was around 70% and they drown. so I keep it a bit lower. But, everyone has diff ideas on it.

 

[NYRIR]

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Just curious, How can you tell if they drown?