{"id":14248,"date":"2016-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/termo.gbsweb.online\/the-importance-of-humidity-levels-to-get-the-best-start-in-the-brooding-period\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:39:23","slug":"the-importance-of-humidity-levels-to-get-the-best-start-in-the-brooding-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pericoli.com\/en\/the-importance-of-humidity-levels-to-get-the-best-start-in-the-brooding-period\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of humidity levels to get the best start in the brooding period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first 14 days of the broilers\u2019 life are called <strong>brooding period<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis is a crucial period because chicks are changing from an<strong> immature thermos regulation<\/strong> system to a mature one.<br \/>\nFor this reason, farmers should take into consideration <strong>3 important factors<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temperature<\/li>\n<li>Air quality<\/li>\n<li>Water and feed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The proper management of these features will be the key point to obtain <strong>good future results<\/strong> (1).<\/p>\n<h2>Temperature and Humidity levels<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Temperature<\/strong> and <strong>humidity levels<\/strong> are the most important factors because day-old chicks are extremely delicate and the right temperature also influences the birds&#8217; <strong>health and immunity<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong>Distribution of chicks<\/strong> is the best indicator in order to understand if the farmer is doing a good job:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the chicks crowd together, the temperature is <strong>too low<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If the chicks are close to the surround, the temperature is <em>too high<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The body temperature of young chicks is the result of the amount of the <strong>heat produced <\/strong>by the birds and the amount of the <strong>heat lost<\/strong> into the environment.<br \/>\nAlthough day-old chicks have <em>very limited possibilities<\/em> to regulate heat production, they are able to influence their heat loss.<\/p>\n<p>When body temperature becomes <strong>too high<\/strong>, they will start <strong>gasping<\/strong> for air in order to cool down by the evaporation of water.<br \/>\nAt<strong> low body temperature<\/strong>, chicks huddle against each other in order to <strong>prevent excessive heat loss<\/strong>. If body temperature is outside their <strong>tolerance limits<\/strong>, day-old chicks will express their inconvenience by moving around (2).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humidity<\/strong> however hardly influences the behavior of day-old chicks.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>At a relative humidity higher than 85% the temperature comfort zone decreases by 1\u00b0C; \u00a0at a relative humidity lower than 40% the temperature comfort zone increases by 1\u00b0C.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In this case, typical draught reactions occur: swallowing, eye blinking, closed eyes etc.<br \/>\nAt high relative humidity, no typical \u201cwet\u201d reactions occur: high humidity helps to distribute the heat through the house and <strong>diminishes hot and cold spots<\/strong> (3).<\/p>\n<p>Normally, relative humidity should be around <strong>60%;<\/strong> the use of <strong>water atomizers<\/strong> to spray a small amount of water may increase the humidity in the incubator and in the whole environment.<\/p>\n<h2>The solution proposed by Termotecnica Pericoli<\/h2>\n<p>Pericoli offers a full range of <strong>water atomizers with rotating disc<\/strong> that can be installed on circulation fans.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pericoli.com\/en\/product\/rwa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RWA<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is produced in plastic material in order to <strong>optimize weight and corrosion resistance<\/strong>.<br \/>\nEach model can work with water at standard pressure without any nozzles in order to avoid any possible problem caused by <strong>calcification and water impurities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RWA<\/strong> series is designed and produced with the same criteria of our main products. Useful and efficient like real integrated systems.<\/p>\n<p>(1) F. Henrique: \u201cHow to give the best start in the brooding period\u201d- Cobb<\/p>\n<p>(2) \u00a0\u201cChick temperature\u201d \u2013 Hatchability.com<\/p>\n<p>(3) \u201cChick temperature\u201d \u2013 Hatchability.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first 14 days of the broilers\u2019 life are called brooding period. This is a crucial period because chicks are changing from an immature thermos regulation system to a mature one. For this reason, farmers should take into consideration 3 important factors: Temperature Air quality Water and feed. 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