BYC PLEASE HELP! Humidity went down to 20 overnight!

[chicken egg 405]

hi,
this is my first time hatching chicken eggs,and the straw that connects the water to the incubator slipped out overnight,and the humidity went down to 20
will the chicks still hatch??
PLEASE HELP, thanks!

 

[007Sean]

Ok, it's not a problem....just get the humidity back up to where you want it.....shouldn't cause any problems at all.

 

[chicken egg 405]

What day of incubation are you on?

some are 8 days old and some are 4 days

 

[chicken egg 405]

One of my incubators is an NR360 and I'll bet every hatch it falls to even below 20 a few times.

I catch that within hours (or at least a day). It's not so critical like temps are, and is an average. Had it been lockdown, then I'd worry. I set alarms for myself those last three days.

my incubator has an alarm if it falls below 30 humidity
but somehow it didn't alarm me when humidity dropped to 20
maybe i was in deep sleep or something... LOL

 

[MysteryChicken]

One of my incubators is an NR360 and I'll bet every hatch it falls to even below 20 a few times.

I catch that within hours (or at least a day). It's not so critical like temps are, and is an average. Had it been lockdown, then I'd worry. I set alarms for myself those last three days.

I use an Incuview Incubator. Holds a steady humidity for along time.

I keep my humidity between 35% - 45% for the first 17 days, then increase to 55% to 65% for lockdown.

I use one Hygrometer/Thermometer to monitor the house conditions. I base my temperature, & humidity in my incubator according to this.

Then I have 2 Egg O' Meters(Thermometers for front, & back), & a Hygrometer/Thermometer attached to the inner lid to monitor overall conditions in the incubator.
Every part of my incubator is monitored closely.

The Egg O' Meters have alarms set for if the temperature gets too high, or too low. But I don't have an alarm for humidity which is fine.

I'm a very watchful chicken mama.

 

[MysteryChicken]

It's still early. It's okay. As soon I wake up in the morning I add extra water to boost the humidity back up. You just don't want a long period of low humidity during lockdown, or hatch day.

 

[MysteryChicken]

i'll candle on the 10th day of incubation to see if they are still alive
but,i'll keep u updated thanks!

I was under the impression you were like at lockdown, based on your post.

 

[Debbie292d]

hi,
this is my first time hatching chicken eggs,and the straw that connects the water to the incubator slipped out overnight,and the humidity went down to 20
will the chicks still hatch??
PLEASE HELP, thanks!

One of my incubators is an NR360 and I'll bet every hatch it falls to even below 20 a few times.

I catch that within hours (or at least a day). It's not so critical like temps are, and is an average. Had it been lockdown, then I'd worry. I set alarms for myself those last three days.

 

[MysteryChicken]

hi,
this is my first time hatching chicken eggs,and the straw that connects the water to the incubator slipped out overnight,and the humidity went down to 20
will the chicks still hatch??
PLEASE HELP, thanks!

You can always restore the amount of humidity. But it's no guarantee, if they maybe shrink wrapped, or possibly just sticky.

If necessary, candling to see if they're still alive can give may help judge whether they're going to make it, or not.

 

[007Sean]

hi,
this is my first time hatching chicken eggs,and the straw that connects the water to the incubator slipped out overnight,and the humidity went down to 20
will the chicks still hatch??
PLEASE HELP, thanks!

What day of incubation are you on?