- Sep 15, 2008
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I have been hatching shipped quail eggs with pretty good success and now have my Hovabator filled with eggs from my mixed batch of chickens.
After much research and trying with the quail eggs I've decided to do a dry hatch with the chicken eggs. I've got my Hovabator running between 20-25% humidity since I put the eggs in (almost 2 weeks now). I will kick it up the last week but I'm not sold on the whole lock down thing.
Do hens that are sitting on eggs REALLY not move that last week? Aren't we trying to mimic what nature (the hen) does? Anyone have any experience with NOT doing a lockdown?
After much research and trying with the quail eggs I've decided to do a dry hatch with the chicken eggs. I've got my Hovabator running between 20-25% humidity since I put the eggs in (almost 2 weeks now). I will kick it up the last week but I'm not sold on the whole lock down thing.
Do hens that are sitting on eggs REALLY not move that last week? Aren't we trying to mimic what nature (the hen) does? Anyone have any experience with NOT doing a lockdown?