My humidity 85% during hatching AAAHHH how to get it down???

[DutchChicky]

Thanks!!
I can't wait to take them out, but still have about four that haven't hatched. It's tough, my 3 year old wants to hold one and it's hard to explain to a three year old , she can look but not touch!!
Also it's a mess in there, the first hatched yesterday morning The ones from yesterday are creating Havoc on the new ones hatching ande the eggs still needing to hatch. But I don't dare to take them out , till they all hatched. Hope the rest will be quick!!!

 

[jvls1942]

relax, once they are pipped just about any high humidity will not harm them.. the only time that high humidity could harm them is during incubation where the egg absorbs moisture and the chick drowns from too much liquid in the air sac. It takes more time than a few hours during hatching..

In the future , when you finish turning, set your eggs on their sides in some sort of restraining holder.. you can cut egg cartons down to a minimum, and leave just enough structure to keep the eggs from rolling.. they might get bumped around from the already hatched chicks, but they will not roll..

 

[cgmccary]

No worries. It really can't be too high during the hatch but only too low.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I can be both too high, and to low. If its too high. the air sac starts to fill with moisture and the chicks can drown.

 

[jvls1942]

I do not think the shell will absorb very much water in like a day's time.. I think it takes several days to become a problem..

 

[DutchChicky]

Good news I guess.
I have 20 of the 24 hatched!!
3 pipped and partially zipped and then died

one egg just died before pipping, was fine day18 and after that didn't make it.
2 chicks are doing so so.... one I had to help, had pipped small hole. Stayed there for the whole day, then started to open/closed her beak slowly, like labored breathing. Figured I had nothing to lose , would probably have died otherwise anyway, just like the other 3. She is doing ok, looks a little like a premmie!
Then the other one came out herself, looked great. Wanted to take her out to put in to the brooder, and felt all stiky on the bottom. Turning her over , had a totally naked belly, with sticky fluid on it. belly was closed just bald, red looking and wet!
They are seperate from the other, so nobody walks all over them. They look a little stronger today, still have not a lot of hope that the'll make it to maturity but who knows!!