What is lockdown?

[Chicken Keith]

Is that when you stop turning at day 18?

Began hatching eggs in 1976. We didn't use these terms and terminology then. Feel like I'm learning some trendy incubation lingo.

 

[horseyjess]

Yep when you stop turning and you raise the humidity and dont open the incubator. In essence closing it and not opening it untill everyone is hatched and dry!!

 

[Chicken Keith]

Yeah, we never changed the humidity level then, and chicks came out fine, but we sure didn't mess with the bator.

 

[horseyjess]

Well not opening the bator does help raise the humidity. Usually before lockdown you make sure all the reservars are full of water.