Hatching before lockdown?!

[Pepper-Pep]

I have 3 chicks that our piping today is lockdown day but the incubator is still turning, I’m afraid if I open it I will shrink wrap the 3 how do I do this without harming any of them?!

 

[Iluveggers]

 

[SheaLoner]

Can you disable the turner?

 

[Pierre duck drake]

I think if you take it out really quickly they should be fine.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have 3 chicks that our piping today is lockdown day but the incubator is still turning, I’m afraid if I open it I will shrink wrap the 3 how do I do this without harming any of them?!

What day are you on?

Also, you won't shrink wrap them if you open the incubator. That's a myth. It takes several hours of low humidity to cause shrink wrapping.

 

[Pierre duck drake]

Do you need to take all the eggs out to get the turners?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Do you need to take all the eggs out to get the turners?

Egg cartons are useful tools, when it comes to removing turners. It's what I do.
Briefly move them to an egg carton on the table, take the turner out, add extra water to the incubator to boost humidity, & place the eggs on the platform for lockdown.

 

[Pepper-Pep]

What day are you on?

Also, you won't shrink wrap them if you open the incubator. That's a myth. It takes several hours of low humidity to cause shrink wrapping.

Ok thank you day 18, we took the turner out lay down the eggs and up the humidity

 

[Pepper-Pep]

Egg cartons are useful tools, when it comes to removing turners. It's what I do.
Briefly move them to an egg carton on the table, take the turner out, add extra water to the incubator to boost humidity, & place the eggs on the platform for lockdown.

Thank you!! We took the turner out laid down the eggs and up the humidity, they seem to be fine

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ok thank you day 18, we took the turner out lay down the eggs and up the humidity

You're welcome.
I've had chicks hatch early before, I've had chicks hatch later, & I've had chicks hatch right on time. It varies occasionally. I wouldn't worry unless any hatch with unabsorbed yolk.

Make sure your humidity isn't too high.

I do wanna know if you're using separate calibrated thermometers, & hygrometers to monitor conditions in the incubator?