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What humidity do you keep your incubator at during lockdown?

CaramelKittey

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Feb 15, 2019
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Hi all!
I’ve always been told 70% humidity is the ideal humidity during lockdown. In my JANOEL12 incubator, we kept it at 70% humidity, and 8/12 eggs hatched (one needed assistance) and when we cracked the others open the chicks were shrink wrapped inside.

In my Nurture Right 360 incubator, I accidentally got the humidity too high at 85%, but I decided to go with it since some chicks in the JANOEL12 were shrink wrapped.
In this incubator, 15/19 hatched (1 needed assistance because it was weak) but the others hatched fine! The 4 that didn’t hatch were already decomposing by Day 22, so I’m guessing they died during development?

I was even able to open the incubator several times and the humidity stayed very stable, and had room to drop in case of an emergency. I know these incubators are of two different qualities, but just wondering if any of you have had better experiences with higher humidity during lockdown?
Thanks in advance!
 
Is it dangerous for them if it is too high during lockdown? I know it’s a problem during the first 18 days, but I’m not sure about the last 3.
 

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