May 11 is Day 18 (kind of) when do I do "lockdown"?.....

[monarchcmj]

I'm second guessing myself and could use some advice.
I set the eggs in the bator on Friday April 23 around 5:00 in the evening. The bator didn't get up to temperature until Saturday morning, April 24th. So, I'm counting April 24th as Day 1 which makes May 11 Day 18. Do I turn the eggs one last time the morning of the 11th and then raise the humidity and do "lockdown" then? Or do I wait until evening? I'm even wondering if I should've done lockdown on the 10th since it was *technically* day 18 at 5:00, ya know?
Part two of my question:
I am planning on raising the humidity to 65% for lockdown... do I need to decrease the temperature? It's been sitting right between 99-100 degrees for the entire incubation. Should I make sure it sits closer to 99 for days 18-21?
Thanks so much!

 

[debilorrah]

5 pm on the 24th was the end of day 1 and beginning of day 2 - count that way.

 

[monarchcmj]

Bumping this in hopes of more responses. Today is Day 18 and I'm still not sure when to "lockdown"!

 

[SarahIrl]

Maybe when you have time to do it, do it, I don't think to the exact hour is essential, just before you get too far into day 19.

I'll be doing mine halfway through day 18.

 

[hinkjc]

It doesn't have to be exact. Anytime around day 18-19 is when I lock down. Once they're in lock down, I don't open the bator again until it's time to remove chicks when the hatch is complete. Good luck!

 

[monarchcmj]

Thanks for the responses! And what should the temp be for lockdown?

 

[ranchhand]

Don't mess with the temp now! Do lockdown and then go somewhere else. Leave the bator alone, sit on your hands.

Happy hatching!

 

[monarchcmj]

Quote:
LOL! I just thought the temp was supposed to be lower for the hatch. I know I had to lower it when I hatched duck eggs years ago. I'm going to wait on lockdown until later today anyway so I can make sure the humidity gets to where it needs to be so I have time to adjust temp, to, if I need to

 

[ranchhand]

Okay. I have hatched chicken eggs only 4 times, but boy have I done a lot of reading on BYC. Nothing I've seen mentions lowering the temp for the hatch.

I am assuming these are chicken eggs?

 

[monarchcmj]

Yep, they're chicken eggs

Thanks for your help.. I'm just going to leave the temp as it is