Lockdown

[peafowl_Lover]

So today is day 14 and lockdown day, what humidity do I raise the incubator to?
Thanks

 

[Blue is my chicken]

what type of quail are you hatching

 

[Blue is my chicken]

cornix quail guide
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coturnix-incubation-tips.76184/

button quail guide (there is incubation imformation in there)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/button-quail-your-guide-to-ethical-care.77178/

hope this helps

 

[Nabiki]

You want to bump the humidity up to around 60%.

 

[Susan Skylark]

I like mine around 65 but can’t seem to keep my incubator much under 75 during lockdown and they still hatch. Hopefully yours has better humidity control!

 

[Nabiki]

I like mine around 65 but can’t seem to keep my incubator much under 75 during lockdown and they still hatch. Hopefully yours has better humidity control!

Do you have any issues with curled toes? For my first few hatches I used the recommended 70% humidity, but I had a lot of curled toes. I was able to fix some, but others were too bad and I had to cull.

 

[peafowl_Lover]

The humidity is ranging from exactly 60 to 55% so I think it's good.

 

[007Sean]

That's just about perfect! 55 to 60% anything higher and you start running into problems.