lockdown

I know I already made a post today but I was wondering, when on day 18 should I do lockdown? should it be the time I put them in? Like if I put it at 1:00 pm do I do lockdown at 1:00 at day 18? Specifically is there a number of hours until lockdown? (Since 18 days is 432, should I do it 432...

Alright so to expand on my question, I've seen a YouTuber that goes by the name of "A Chick Called Albert" and he holds his eggs out of the incubator to hatch near him as seen in some videos. He has even had chicks hatching right out of the egg right on his hand! Is that safe? He seems like an...

Hi All! I have a few general questions about duck egg hatching. Over a month ago, I noticed a duck in my front yard and after a few days realized she was nesting there. Fast forward to about a week and a half ago and a raccoon attacks the duck, and an opossum starts paying regular visits to eat...

Hello everybody, As this is our first post, we wished to start off by thanking you, as we've learnt so much already from this community. Now in our 4th generation of raising silkies, we are happy to help in turn, if we can! :) Today we face a dilemma. In an incubator programmed as a hatcher...

Assuming your broody hen is committed and it's around 12°C typical spring temperature (not warm, not cold) and she can actually physically get herself off the nest...

Hi All! I’m super new to hatching my own chicks. I have several batches in rotation in 2 incubators but my first batch was small and only one made it to lockdown. They are Mystic Marans which for all intents and purposes look just like BCM. So I assume anything applicable to BCM would help me. I...

It’s almost day 25 for my duck and turkey eggs. They are in the same incubator at the moment, but will be putting them in separate incubators for lockdown. Do they need different humidity’s for lockdown? Do you drop the temp a little or keep it at 99.5 Fahrenheit? I’m new to this all and thought...

I'm hatching some Khaki Campbell duck eggs and I know they are supposed to go on lockdown the 25th day and hatch around the 28th day. I know to keep the humidity higher around 65%, but I've seen different websites recommend different temperatures and some don't even mention changing the...

Hi All, My incubator has a plastic mesh bottom. Should I add a layer of paper towels or something on it so the chicks don't slip around? It's day 20. Also, when I moved the eggs from the egg turner, it was difficult to then lay the eggs large side up like I originally had them. They are on...

Okay so I'm kinda worried I have some muscovy eggs that have been incubating for way longer than expected.. After giving up I pulled an egg out to candle it and it had externally piped! Do I need to take him back out and help him? What about they others that may have pipped as well? I...

I’m currently incubating duck eggs in a NR 360. I try to keep my humidity between 50-55% before lockdown. I’m only on day two, but I do a good job of keeping the humidity stable during the day, but when I wake up it says the humidity is 39-40%! Will this effect my hatch rate? How to I keep the...

We set 30 eggs, 6 of our own khakis, and 24 purchased from a breeder to expand our flock and get some new types of duck breeds! I fully realize it was an early start, before hatching season is in full swing, but compared to past experiences, I'm having a terrible go of it this time! Only 12 eggs...

Currently halfway through day 20 and there are no pips in any of my 9 eggs. I candles before lockdown and all 9 had progressed beautifully. I have had difficulty regulating the humidity. It’s dropped as low as 65%. Temp has stayed steady at 38C. I know the chicks will come if and when they are...

My banty broody was off her nest today for awhile eating and drinking and it’s day 20! Does this mean she thinks the eggs aren’t viable? She got right back up on the nest when she was done but I’ve always read lockdown starts on day 18 and they stop getting up. It’s my first time with a broody...

I was looking at some incubators and I kept seeing the same ones over and over and I was wondering if any of you guys/girls had any experience with them and if you can possibly tell me your thoughts on them. Which on is worth it? Which one would you buy? How do they hold temperature/humidity ...

I have 43 quail eggs incubating. I did dry incubation with temp at 99.5 and humidity stayed around 30-35%. I am using a nurture right 360. There where no incubator issuers or drop in temp. The temperature was double checked with a back up thermometer. They went into to lock down and the humidity...

hi, please help anybody, today was my 20th day.... tommorow is the hatch date. i have around 15 Australorp and 15 Rir eggs in a semi-automatic incubator. at night, around 1:50 am i last checked the eggs (I know ot late i should have been sleeping 😆😆). Anyways they were all good at that time...

Alright, so I don’t know if I did something bad. I put the eggs on lockdown on (what I thought was) day 18. I have had such bad anxiety the past 3-4 days because NOTHING has happened. I posted a couple threads and got help from people, only to realize.... I miscounted the days. Today is actually...

Hi there, I have 8 eggs on lockdown (temp 99.5 humidity 65%) they’re just entering day 21. These are shipped eggs with wonky air cells so I’ve been following instructions to incubate them upright. I woke up this morning to find one egg had a pip but the pip is just barely above the cut down egg...

I have coturnix eggs in lockdown but I'm afraid they wont be able to make it through the tough membrane. I don't know if this is normal for quail eggs but when I cracked open some quitters beforehand the membrane was very white and tough. Kind of had a leathery feel to them. When I carefully...