when is lockdown? This still confuses me

[stampntam]

I don't know why I let this confuse me but I set my eggs on 2/3 at 11:30 in the morning when is lockdown Sunday or Monday?

 

[LC orps]

Lock Down Is On The 18th Day Same Time 1130 Thats When They Hatch On Day 21 Or There Shortly Within A Day Or So

 

[Pascal PicklePants]

Monday. Just look at a calender, don't count the day you set them. Count the following day as day number 1. In your case 2/4 is day #1. That is how i understand it

 

[suziedoozie]

Hi,
I'm new at this. Just bought an incubator and haven't tried to hatch any eggs yet. I keep reading about "lock down". I know my ignorance is showing, but what exactly does lock down mean?

 

[dsqard]

Lockdown is the last three days of incubation. You stop turning the eggs, increase your humidity and sit on your hands until the eggs have hatched.

 

[suziedoozie]

Ok! Thank you very much. I think I'll keep reading before I get my first batch of eggs. Seems theres a lot more to it than putting eggs in an incubator and waiting for them to hatch!

 

[stampntam]

okay so Monday is lockdown. that is what I thought but when I use this hatch calculator is says day 18 is Sunday. It really confused me
http://homesteadapps.com/app/free/hatchchart/hatchturnscheentry.php
thanks

 

[scbatz33]

I always say it like this...if you set on 1100 monday morning, then you count....tuesday 1100 is one day, wed at 1100 am is two days, thurs at 1100 is three days, etc, etc...