Need help for incubation.

[Justin Betz]

Ok I did my first hatch only got 2 to hatch rest died in shells chickens that is. My question is what is the proper humidity for the first 18 days and temp in Celsius form and what do the need during lockdown.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I try to keep mine between 20-50 but usually 30

 

[Justin Betz]

For humidity?

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

For humidity?

oh yes sorry and heat is at 100 or 99.5 no lower no higher

 

[Pyxis]

Is that a still air or forced air incubator? If forced air, keep the temperature at 37.5 C. If still air, keep it at 38.6 C measured at the top of the eggs.

For humidity, that will vary depending on your location, climate, and elevation. The best way to make sure they are losing the proper amount of moisture is to either weigh the eggs to track moisture loss, or track the growth of the air cells. Air cells should grow according to this chart:

I would start with the humidity at around 30% and then adjust as needed.