Early lockdown?

[Ducklings100]

Also for lockdown, do you lower the temp a degree?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If you are asking me, I don't. For you, locking down 6 days early, the embryos haven't yet started to generate a great deal of metabolic heat.
When I think about it, I'll lower temp by about 1/2-degree F the last day of incubation. But I have large cabinets and rarely are they anywhere near full. If they were full, I would probably lower the heat by a full degree for the last day.

 

[Ducklings100]

Ah, okay. Thank you. I guess I will have someone turn them, and do their water. I was just worried that they would internally pip while I am away since they are shadowing so much. This is frustrating!