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  1. M

    Am I doing lockdown right?

    I have five eggs in lockdown right now and I just want to make sure I have everything right. I have a little Govee thermometer/hygrometer monitoring everything and the temperature is rock solid but I feel like the humidity might be a little high. Should I keep the humidity on the higher end or...
  2. chloemae

    Worried about shrink wrap

    I just had my first serama hatch. Day 20, pipped yesterday. 5 more have pipped. I am so worried about shrink wrap. That happened in my old Brinsea Eco Minis so this new Maticoopx incubator has been awesome. I stopped turning at day 16. Temp 99.5 and prelockdown humidity 50-55. Lock down humidity...
  3. Hysteria

    Simple low profile mini incubator upgrade attempt

    Greetings guys, I'm trying to prepare for the crucial lockdown days period. I drilled two holes and inserted two soft plastic pipes attempting to achieve not to open the incubator lid but to add water safely/smoothly. The problem is, when the lid is closed, because it's coloration can't see the...
  4. J

    105F Temperature spike

    Hi all! I was having a bit of a incubator crisis. My Nuture Right 360 was having problems, so i switched my eggs to A Little Giant that I installed a fan in. I always have extra thermometers in my incubators also! The eggs are technically in lockdown and last night I woke up and decided to...
  5. M

    Age variances

    I am hatching some eggs given to me by a friend since her current mother's aren't willing and I own an incubator. However, the ages are unknown. I candles them and I believe majority are early on but that one will hatch very soon. With in a few days. So what do I do about temperature and turnin...
  6. T

    Humidity during lock

    I keep reading the humidity during lockdown needs to stay around 70% but the instructions say to open the vent all the way. We live in a very dry climate and I can’t keep it at 70% and open. What do ya’ll recommend?
  7. Christian1982

    Help with lockdown on duck eggs please

    Hello, my ducks are on day 18 so I just want to make sure I get this right.. they’re currently running on 37.5 Celsius- what temp do I put them on when on lockdown on day 25 please? Thankyou x
  8. K

    Rotten/oozing egg?

    Please help! Is this an oozing rotten egg? Today is day 21 and I have three chicks that have hatched, waiting on three more. None have pipped from what I can tell. Got home from a morning out and noticed this color in the incubator tray, thought maybe the chicks had started pooping. Chick...
  9. MaryC96

    Day 16 for Coturnix Quail—absolutely nothing!

    Hello all! I’m totally new to this forum so I hope I’m in the right place. This is my husband’s and I first time hatching Coturnix quail and everything has been going smoothly. Temp has been 99.5 and humidity has been 50% for Days 1-14. For lockdown humidity is now at 65% and temp is the...
  10. Hatcher1997

    Has this Muscovy internally pipped? What temp / humidity for lockdown

    Hello I’m on day 30 of hatching my first and lonesome Muscovy egg! Is today lockdown and should I be lowering the temp and what to? I’ve been trying to stick to more of a dry hatch the whole time and the article written on here states to not even increase the humidity all that much in lockdown...
    • Hatcher1997
    • Thread
    • hatching lock down muscovy what humidity what temp
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. L

    Incubator broke help!

    Hi everyone, Incubator fan broke on day one on lockdown and may have boiled an egg or two. Still have some viable is there any diy trick with a broken incubator to get me through hatching. Have a heat lamp and going through a heatwave if either of those will help
  12. N

    Plastic Mesh in Incubator

    Hi All, I moved my eggs from the egg turner to the plain plastic mesh in my incubator two days ago. It's now day 20. 1. It's hard to position them to remain large side up, and two should I put a dishcloth or paper towels between the mesh and the eggs? Should I have put something under the egg...
  13. Flutterbudget

    LOCKDOWN ADVICE

    I’ve just began lockdown today and I have a tiny little air vent on the lid of the incubator and I’m just wondering wether it should be completely shut or open during this period? Thanks!— Katie :)
  14. A

    Very low humidity during lockdown

    So its our first time hatching quails and lockdown started on monday, last night 11pm GMT we had noticed some pipping & zipping from one of the eggs and can see clear movement. However it turns out that our hygrometer was displaying an incorrect humidity and on further inspection it looks like...
    • adam1993
    • Thread
    • hatching lock down low humidity quail
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Quail
  15. A

    Day 18 - When is it best to start lockdown?

    Hi everyone! Is there a specific time during day 18 that I should be putting the eggs on lockdown? Some blogs say to do it at the end of day 18 and others say at the beginning. Does it matter? A new day starts at 3:02pm. Any advice you have is greatly appreciated!!
  16. SailingAgape

    Lockdown Disaster (Homemade Incubator)

    I am nearing the end of my first hatch in a homemade incubator. Everything went just swell until I started lockdown (Day 15), I had the controller mounted through the wall (The box is 1 1/2" insulation foam board and about 20" x 20" inside to fit my turner) and on day 16, the controller built...
    • SailingAgape
    • Thread
    • cotournix quail homebuilt incubator lock down temperature spike
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Quail
  17. Raptorchick

    Placement for Lockdown

    Hey all, So, I have a few eggs going into lockdown tomorrow. It seems like every time I put them in lockdown, a least two or three die that day. They could be dying in the three or four days following lockdown, since I don't open it until the first chick is fluffy, but it seems like the ones...
  18. A

    Need help/advice on quail eggs I’m trying to hatch

    This is the first time at trying to hatch quail eggs and I have only 6 that are in a homemade incubator that I made out of a styrofoam cooler but have done a lot of research and have done everything possible for the environment to be right! Today is day 15 so I’m going into lockdown. I have...
  19. A Simple Guide to Hatching Chicken Eggs

    A Simple Guide to Hatching Chicken Eggs

    Hatching Chickens can be a fun and educational experience for the entire family. How cool is it to watch a small egg turn into a tiny life! And of course when these chicks grow up, your understanding of chickens and their life cycle can be quite rewarding, something you will never forget. So how...
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