Is 80% humidity at lockdown too high?

[GBov]

Added a bit of water to my bator as it was too low and its now holding at 80%. Is that too high for chicken eggs? Having already lost one hatchling to getting stuck to the membrane would really hate to drown them all now

 

[robnms]

That's too high, you need to be at 65-70%, Good Luck!!!

 

[GBov]

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Any suggestions on how to reduce it? Its a Styrofoam with water channels in a plastic tray thingy on the bottom kind. The name escapes me at the moment lol.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

80% is not necessarily to high but for your setup an the humidity you ran day 1-18 it may be.

You can suck it out with an air hose or straw.

Is your hydrometer calibrated?

 

[digger MN]

Do you have the vent hole open?? I had mine uo a bit and pulled a plug for a while and it went down. I just hit 62 again now.

 

[robnms]

You're not supposed to fill every channel, I don't know what brand you have but you can goggle styro bators for 1 that looks like yours or post a pick here and someone will give you directions.

 

[GBov]

This morning its holding at 67%.

Stll only one chick and no pips.

Am wondering if one is all we are going to get

 

[shellyga]

I had this same issue and removed water using a syringe and aquarium tubing.. then I covered more floor space quickly with paper towels.. brought it down to acceptable range.. a learning experience for em

Shelly

 

[sonjab314]

Did your humidity spike while the one chick was hatching? That happens with me. There is a lot of moisture in the egg with the chick and when it hatches, the moisture is released into the bator. It usually goes back down. Just open a vent plug if you have one but make sure it doesnt go too low. You dont want any shrink wrapped chicks.

 

[valley ranch]

I didn't get what day this of the incubation this in? Was the humidity just raised for lockdown? Best of luck!

Richard

I just saw the Title, you're in day 19 maybe? 22?