Can you lockdown on day 18?

[PhoenixFeatherFarms]

How bad is it to lockdown on day 18? Im not going to be hom on day 19 for one of my batches but I cant leave them in the bator I have for incubating they need to go into the hatcher.. Will going into Lockdown on day 18 hurt them or hinder there progress?

 

[eggsited chickens]

I think most everyone locks down on day 18. I'm thinking of locking down on day 17 this time, b/c most of them were hatching on day 18.

 

[PhoenixFeatherFarms]

Well Im behind then cause I lock down on day 19.. lol Mine normally hatch on day 21 tho

 

[adorable]

lockdown is 3 days prior to hatch date. Which is on day 18th for chickens. So go ahead.