I just completed my second chick hatch in this incubator. The first time I did a semi-dry hatch where I kept humidity between 25-40% and of the 19 fertile eggs that went into lockdown, I had 100% hatch on day 19, which is 2 days early for chicken eggs. The second hatch I incubated fully dry with zero water added. Incubation temperature too high; Low Humidity. Eggs need a certain amount of humidity - or else it will also affect chick development. Usually parents know what to do. You will see the female bathe and then continue to sit on / incubate the eggs - thus increasing humidity as needed. The chick's parents should be provided with bathing ... Jul 09, 2015 · Lockdown means that you prepare the incubator for hatching by stopping turning the eggs, increasing the humidity and oxygen, and then staying out of the incubator. You shouldn’t open it much during lockdown, and candling might not help much anyway as you don’t see much if you candle at this stage. Incubators Available after Lockdown. ... original box £175 Brinsea octagon advance 20 with humidity pump £175 can post at buyers cost or ... after Lockdown. My incubators have an automatic turner which turns the eggs every 45 minutes. Ensure the egg turner is switched on and turning regularly. I set the incubator at 37.5 degrees with 60 degrees humidity for 26 days. At 26 days I move the peafowl eggs to the hatching unit, reduce the temperature to 36.5 degrees and turn the humidity up to 90 degrees. To get your incubator warmed and ready, program it to 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs take 21 days to hatch and there are two different humidity levels you will need. From day 1 to 18 the humidity should be between 40-50%. On days 19 to 21, during lockdown, the humidity should be 60%. Lockdown refers to the last 3 days of incubation.