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  1. ZoomuKeeper

    Lock Down

    Today is Lock down. I am so excited. Hoping all goes well, This will be my first hatch out. I normally just buy chicks. I had 15 eggs 2 were not fertile and one died. last week so I have 12 viable little peepers.
  2. BGcoop

    Day 18, am I going to have a runt?

    it is lock down day. This is going to be my first hatch. When checking all the eggs prior to lock down, one chick seems much smaller than the others. There is still about a quarter or so of the egg we can see through. (S)he is moving away inside though just like the other eggs. Is this chick...
  3. poppyspoultry

    Lockdown too early?

    Hi guys, I've recently put my eggs into lockdown (stopped turning them and whacked the humidity up to 60) however, I did this on day 16 as I read somewhere that bantams can hatch on day 18....basically today is day 18 and I don't think they are going to hatch, after reading multiple different...
  4. ChickenCrazy93

    Day 20-21, what to expect?

    Hi Everyone, I am hatching from an incubator for a the first time, a little giant, and I am now at day 21. Currently the eggs are still and no pips, so I decided to water candle(early, I know, my nerves just couldn’t handle it). Of the 40 eggs everyone seems very alive except 4 still eggs and 1...
  5. L

    Lockdown- Silkie Eggs in Genesis 1588

    Hello Backyard Chicken Folk! Well, we have almost made it to lockdown with 9 Silkie Eggs. Temps in the Genesis have been inconsistant but ive been watching it close and making sure it stays within range. The problem is the Bator thermostat is off, so im monitoring with 3 other thermometers that...
  6. Mal_03

    Day 19 temperature too high on digital thermometer

    Hi everyone! I'm on day 19 of my bantam eggs and yesterday was lockdown, I have a separate homemade still-air styrofoam incubator for lockdown. I moved them from my HHD forced air incubator to the homemade one. The temperature and humidity weren't going up before lockdown. So I changed the...
  7. Hseru

    Should I start lockdown early?

    I'm incubating coturnix quail, it's the very end of day 13 and several eggs are twitching! Should I wait until tomorrow or go ahead and set up lockdown procedures? Get the humidity up and whatnot tonight? I'd not expected to see any movement yet and it's so early. Are they just shifting...
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    • incubation lockdown quail
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    • Forum: Quail
  8. BantamAshley

    Day 18, Fetus underdeveloped

    I am about to put 7 bantam eggs into lockdown on day 18.5, 6 of the eggs are of normal developement for day 18 (the fetuses fill all “non-airsac” egg space), but one of the eggs appears to be developmentally behind, as if it were on day 15 or so, with the fetus only filling 2/3 of the...
  9. A

    Seemingly underdeveloped eggs?

    so I put my chicken eggs in the incubator on the 13th of January, I’m on day 17 and it seems like the chicks are on day 16 development rather than day 17, and I was wondering if it would be safe to delay lockdown until day 19, to make sure that they don’t need to be turned anymore? I’ve candled...
  10. C

    Hydrometer battery and Mama heating pad

    i have an incuview. Chicken eggs are to start lockdown today. The hydrometer battery in it just died. Can I change it before locking them down without harm? Well I set the eggs in the incuview on Jan 9th. Also I don’t remember what setting I used for Mama heating pad last year. I think it was...
  11. M

    Small air cell day 17

    I am hatching for the 3rd time. I have 2 eggs at day 18-growing a big air cell and 2 other cross breed eggs from my own chickens on day 17 and their air cells are tiny! HELP!!
  12. C

    Incubator temp went up to 102 during hatch after first pip. Is that okay?

    I’m hatching my second set of eggs and the first one just pipped. I noticed the temp went up to 102. This didn’t happen during the first set. The temp has been the same exact temp until now. (100). I cracked it a smidge to see if the temp would go down but not for long because I didn’t want the...
  13. RunnerDucks1221

    Please help me see if my duck eggs are well developing! Candled day 24

    Hi guys, please please let me know if my Indian runner duck eggs are developing properly in the egg!!! I candled them just now and it’s day 24. I have had the temperature at 99.5F and humidity between 40-45% throughout their incubation period. I’m in Canada so it’s a lot chilly here. I will...
  14. Vyne

    First hatch just entered lockdown!!! (Hello All :) )

    I have never had chickens, I have always been fascinated by the development that goes on in all creatures born from eggs. I loved (and still love) silkie chickens, especially the ginger ones. I tried to hatch silkie chicks in a homemade incubator over 5 years ago and failed miserably. Now older...
  15. P

    New to hatching and need help as to position in lock down thanks!

    I have a little serama egg which is on day 18 and going into lockdown but the air sac is a bit wonky and want to know if I have any chance of this hatching by itself and if the position of it is ok in the incubator. I have a two week old baby waiting for a sibling.... Thanks in advance.
  16. Darlene415

    New member, 1st chicken hatch, Day 18...Lockdown!

    I'm at 18 days, egg turner was removed and eggs candled for the last time, I'm not to sure about 2 of them, the 2 really really dark brown ones, they seemed very porous looking every time they were candled yet they're impossible to see thru...I'm pretty sure they are duds but lef them in just in...
  17. Chels1234

    Duck egg help- in lockdown

    Hey all! I have two eggs in my incubator that are on lockdown. They were professing beautifully and moving around like crazy each time I candled them. Before lockdown,3 days ago, I candled and saw no movement. There was a very dark mass and a very distinct line to the air sac which was...
  18. KadeSilkies21

    Egg Lockdown Preperation?

    Hey all, since i joined BYC last year, i've hatched plenty of eggs. I incubated 'em all in my self-turning tray incubator, and when going into lockdown on the last few days, I would make sure the humidity and all that is right, then leave them alone till hatching. Recently i read an article...
  19. J

    Hatching batches in the same incubator

    if I hatch 2 batches of duck eggs in the same incubator a week apart, what do I do during lockdown? I'm going to raise the humidity but what about turning the younger eggs. My automatic turner is either the whole incubator or not at all and I've been hand turning thus far. A second incubator is...
  20. WeTheWeys

    HELP!!!! I only have two days to figure it all out before lockdown!!!

    Incubating duck eggs in a Janoel12, all is well so far. Three pekins, two white crested, two blue runner. We are on day 23 now. I NEED HELP!!!! :thI have so many questions!!!! :hit:oops::confused::idunno:barnie @RubyNala97 @WVduckchick @ChickNanny13 @HappyDancin' THIS WILL BE LONG BUT I...
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    • air cells circulation ducks hatching humidity incubation lockdown temperature thermometer ventilation
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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