New chicks and humidity

[Alas]

3/10 have hatched so far. Day 21 is supposed to start this afternoon. The 3 that hatched did so between 4:30 and 6:30am. When they hatched, the humidity shot up to 80%, Dont know if that is typical or not. Problem is that they arent drying now. How long does it normally take for them to dry?

 

[ranchhand]

The humidity rise is typical, once they start hatching it can zoom around a bit. As far as drying, unless one is in distress I leave them in the hatcher/incubator for 24 hours. Sometimes they dry off but are sticky, making them still look wet.

Congrats on the 3 so far, happy hatching!

 

[Alas]

Thanks for getting back to me so quick

So much to worry about when you're a new hatcher and dont have the experience.

 

[heather454ss]

Congrats on your hatch. Hopefully you didn't have to stay up all night.

 

[Alas]

LOL most of the night actually. 3 have hatched, 5 are pipped and 2 havent done anything yet. Today is day 21 though so they may do something yet. Of course, the 3 hatched chicks are playing soccer with the rest of the eggs so I dont know how that'll turn out.