Candled the eggs last night...

[BenAnnaMama]

11 out of 12 were "veiny" which I took as a sign that the babies were growing! My question is, if I assume the conditions in the incubator remain the same, will 11 hatch? Or is there a chance that some may stop developing?

 

[debilorrah]

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You never know til the end when you lockdown. Then I never know if all I lockdown will hatch!!!

 

[BenAnnaMama]

What exactly is "lockdown"?

 

[debilorrah]

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Uh oh. I hope you did a bit of research before you set those eggs!!! Lockdown is day 18 when you bump up the humidity and stop turning.

 

[BenAnnaMama]

I did some research... I know that the humidity needs to change and that you stop turning them the last couple days but I don't know that was referred to as "lockdown"... Thanks.

 

[debilorrah]

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I personally hate that word, like I am sending my chicks to jail or something. I am very glad to hear you did some research - there are many that don't and wind up with bad hatches.

 

[BenAnnaMama]

Should I keep the humidity at 50 until day 18? And then what does it need to be at for the final days? I just read someone say that their humidity was too high and the chick couldn't get out?

 

[debilorrah]

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Well I live in a very dry climate, and I am lucky to keep my humidity at 35%, so that is where I stay days 1-18. Lockdown I can manage 55% because there is no more turning. But yeah anything up to 60% is good.