Question on lockdown

[WDFlock2015]

I have a good size rosewood incubator with 4 drawers. Can I feasibly have 1 or 2 drawers on lockdown but continue to turn others on a different tray that are on a different schedule, or is lockdown a strict "do not disturb" procedure?

 

[PD-Riverman]

I have a good size rosewood incubator with 4 drawers. Can I feasibly have 1 or 2 drawers on lockdown but continue to turn others on a different tray that are on a different schedule, or is lockdown a strict "do not disturb" procedure?

To me---I will break someones arm(not really) for opening my incubator from day 18 to they hatch---usually by day 21. If you had automatic turners for the other eggs so you did not have to open during the lock-down you would be better off in my opinion. Having Had extreemely bad luck opening during Lock-down years back----I would put the 18 day old eggs in another incubator/hatcher for the hatch. Your Mileage could vary!

 

[lazy gardener]

Some people do a staggered hatch in those multi-drawer bators. But, I don't know how well they are able to handle the differing humidity needs. Let's hear it from the experts! I'd not try that until I was an accomplished hatcher, and had a batch of eggs that weren't that valuable to me. I like Riverman's advice about a separate hatching bator. That keeps the mess out of the other one.

 

[PD-Riverman]

That keeps the mess out of the other one.

For Sure some true words here----I had my Big incubator running 24/7 for 8 months---never even wipped it out---incubated around 2500+ eggs so far---its as clean as new. OOPs I forgot, one bad egg did "spew" a dime size spot on the floor one time---I did clean that spot.

 

[WDFlock2015]

Thanks for all the replies. I figured out how to solve my problem though. I have a styrofoam incubator that can handle the 2 small orders I've got while my regular hatch is in lockdown. I hadn't considered the differing humidity needs, and don't want to mess with that.

Again, thanks all for the replies.