How to successfully have a 3 day staggered hatch?

[operachicken82]

Greetings! Question for all my chicken folk! I put 3 eggs in the incubator Sunday night 03/08 and then put 6 shipped eggs in the same incubator the following Wednesday early morning 03/11. A difference of about 3 days. Trying to figure out when to put the eggs on lockdown and how to work the humidity/turning. Any ideas? The first batch is due to go into lockdown on Thursday, 3/26 @10PM and the second batch is due for lockdown Sun, 03/29 @ 6AM. Thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated! I have a magicfly incubator. Thanks again!

 

[MGG]

I would just lockdown all of the eggs on Thursday. Turning is not as important after the first week. Actually, there have been studies that stopping turning after the first week has no detrimental effect on the hatch rate. So I would just put them into lockdown, although I woupd only put humidity around 45-50% so the younger embryos don't drown. Good luck on your hatch!
Edit : I have a MagicFly Incubator too

 

[operachicken82]

I would just lockdown all of the eggs on Thursday. Turning is not as important after the first week. Actually, there have been studies that stopping turning after the first week has no detrimental effect on the hatch rate. So I would just put them into lockdown, although I woupd only put humidity around 45-50% so the younger embryos don't drown. Good luck on your hatch!
Edit : I have a MagicFly Incubator too

Thank you so much!

 

[MGG]

Thank you so much!

You're welcome! Hope you have a great hatch!

 

[aart]

3 days isn't bad.
Stop turning on day 18 for first batch.
Depending on air cell size you might want to wait until first pip to raise humidity.