Tomorrow evening is lockdown.

[HumbleAmerican]

My RIR rooster decided he wanted to take (and fail) swimming lessons in my water trough.

RIR cockerels of any quality are hard to find in my parts, so I dusted off the never used incubator from the garage. I calibrated it, tossed 25 eggs in it and now tomorrow is lockdown.

I have a couple questions. Thus far has been dry incubating. 30% give or take humidity. What do I shoot for during lockdown and hatch?

Do I lower temp to hatch or just leave them cooking at same temp?


I'm excited. I had RIR covering RIR pullets and Barred Rock hens. I will probably wind up with all pullets because I'm trying for a few RIR Cockerels. But, I'll have laying pullets just in time for spring. (Unless I flub the lockdown/hatch)

 

[HumbleAmerican]

@Kiki Advice please?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

You can leave the temperature the same, up your humidity to around 50%.

 

[HumbleAmerican]

Thank you.

 

[HumbleAmerican]

Let the games begin.

Thanks for the help @Kiki

 

[HumbleAmerican]

So.... day 19 and I'm having external pips..... I think I overcooked them.

Did not realize how noisy of a process this was.

 

[HumbleAmerican]

This one is going to be called cool aid man. Last to pip. First to crash out like coolaid dude.

 

[HumbleAmerican]

When everyone is hatched we will play male or female.

RIR cockerel covering Barred Rocks and RIR ladies.

 

[HumbleAmerican]

Still think @Kiki is ignoring me.

 

[Kiki]

Still think @Kiki is ignoring me.

No I haven't been online much today.
And I don't respond very well to tags because they get lost in my alerts.
I just saw this one because you just did it and I just happened to be checking my alerts.