Low Humidity????

[needtohatch]

I know humidity plays an important role in incubating and hatching. Our house is really dry and I am having trouble getting my humidity above 38% most of the time it is about 33%. Will this cause problems? I know I read that to high a humidity wont let the air cell get big enough, but what will happen to the eggs if the humidity is to low? Should I be worried or is it ok? They are on day 12 and I have 28 out of 29 eggs that have good veining and movement, the air cells look good, bigger that when they started.

 

[ozark hen]

Sounds like they are doing fine but what are you going to do when you have to hike the humidity the last three or four days? I would suggest a wet sponge or two to get that humidity up the last few days. Can you put a pot of water over a heat vent on the floor or something in that room with the bator?? If you do a search above in the blue border you will find that some folks do keep a very low humidity for the first 15 days. I just found that out myself.

 

[needtohatch]

I had thouth I would put a container or 2 or 3.... maybe as many as will fit in there for the last few days

and hope for the best. This is my first try at hatching and since I know they are growing I don't want to mess it up.

 

[Jamie821]

it is not a prob for the humidity to run at that. I dry hatch and my humidity the first 18 days averages 35. I do not add water until it drops to 25 for a hour. I average 90 to 95 percent hatches. It is better to run a little low for the first 18 days then to run to high. You will however need to be able to get your humidity higher for hatch.

 

[Jamie821]

Use sponges the last three days that way the chicks wont drown in bowls of water