LOCKDOWN? What is Lockdown?

[Bedste]

I am new at this incubator thing. I am on day 15. I do not understand what lock down is. I know to stop turning eggs and increase humidity to 70% and keep temp at 99.5. Am I suppossed to do something else?

Is what I mentioned correct? What else do I need to know?

 

[speckledhen]

That's a new term invented here on BYC to mean the Last Three Days. It's been called lockdown, I've called it IBW (Intense Bator Watch, or Broody Watch, depending). Just day 18-hatch.

 

[Bedste]

thanks...... do I need to do something special or do I pretty much have the right idea?

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

The biggest thing. DO NOT OPEN THE BATOR UP

NO MATTER WHAT! Or what some would say "SIT ON THOSE HANDS" lol Good luck!

 

[Bedste]

what do you do if the humidity or temp change? Don't you have to open it to add water ?

 

[walkswithdog]

Most who don't want to open the bator use some plastic hose and a syringe to add water.

Me, I stagger hatch, those other eggs need turning and I hand turn. Lock down never happens here.

Here the last three days is more - dont mess with the hatching eggs days. Just leave em alone and let em roll.

While in some micro-climates lockdown is more important, here it appears to not be a strictly necessary thing so I don't fuss on it.

What is important is knowing when to be patient and wait and not fiddle with eggs that are hatching normally.

AKA SIT on those HANDS.

 

[Bedste]

boy that helps a lot! Thanks