Lock down on day 19 or 18 for the majority of the eggs?

[chickenlittle21]

Hello, today is day 6 and I put in eggs in the incubator on both day 1 and day 2, the majority of the eggs are from day 1 but i have heard of people going on lock down on day 19 and still having success. I don't want to harm the eggs from day 2 by going on lockdown too early for them.

 

[Thatothercrazychickenlady]

Locking down just a little bit early shouldn’t hurt the second batch.

 

[igorsMistress]

You're not likely to hurt anything either way. I've stopped turning after day 14 and didn't increase humidity until day 19. I've done a staggered hatch in the same incubator with hatching dates a week apart. No issues. What are you hatching?

 

[chickenlittle21]

What are you hatching?

2 red sex link brown leghorn mixes, 2 Americana brown leghorn mixes, 2 I think wheaten maran brown leghorn mixes, 2 unknown brown leghorn mixes, 1 brown leghorn, 1 black sex link brown leghorn mix, and 1 I think sapphire gem brown leghorn mix.

 

[igorsMistress]

2 red sex link brown leghorn mixes, 2 Americana brown leghorn mixes, 2 I think wheaten maran brown leghorn mixes, 2 unknown brown leghorn mixes, 1 brown leghorn, 1 black sex link brown leghorn mix, and 1 I think sapphire gem brown leghorn mix.

Nice, I hope you have a great hatch! Are these from your own flock?

 

[MGG]

You could even stop turning on day 7 and it wouldn't affect the hatch rate at all. Definitely lockdown on day 18 for the older eggs. It won't hurt a bit.

 

[chickenlittle21]

Are these from your own flock?

Yes