Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

[ACM22]

Ok so I feel really stupid... but what's a lockdown. I've hatched many chicks before but I've never even heard that term before.

 

[Muzzie]

Day 18 the humidity gets raised the egg turning stops so the chicks can get into position for hatch and the incubator isn't opened again until after the hatch is complete. That is where the term lockdown comes from no opening.

Ok so I feel really stupid... but what's a lockdown. I've hatched many chicks before but I've never even heard that term before.

 

[Mahonri]

A goodly number of us are just a few days behind you... the Ground Hog's Day hatch.

 

[sager:)silkies]

i just set 25 today at 2 its gina be my first hatch

 

[silkies4penny]

Is anyone else getting the urge to candle?!

 

[Mahonri]

I'm going to candle on Saturday.

 

[NovaAman]

I candles last nite. 5 have development, 2 were duds. So exciting! My 6 year old did them with me. The duds were the GLW eggs. The 2 fab eggs and the 3 EE eggs looked good.

 

[Theeggboxtoo]

Is anyone else getting the urge to candle?!

I am

 

[snooptwomey]

I set 8 EE eggs on the 10th My first ever attempt at incubating eggs good luck!

 

[linkindna]

Hey! I'll join you in your hatch-a-long! I set 13 eggs on 1/7, due to hatch 1/28. I candled a few days ago and the lighter shelled ones looked great! Many of the shells are too dark for me to see anything so that'll be a surprise for me. Does anybody have any hints on candling darker shelled eggs? Do I need a more powerful flashlight?