Day 18 Egg Incubation | What to Do Before Lockdown
🐣 Day 18 of egg incubation = Total Lockdown!
In this video, we prepare our 1,056-egg modern incubator for the final 3 days before hatch. At this stage, it’s critical to stop turning, move eggs into hatching trays, and adjust temperature & humidity correctly — otherwise, you risk losing chicks.
💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS VIDEO:
✅ Why Day 18 is called the lockdown phase
✅ Moving eggs from turning trays to hatching trays
✅ Stopping egg turning (90° angle explained)
✅ Adjusting incubator settings to 37.2°C & 75% humidity
✅ How to prevent chick injuries at hatch
✅ Final prep before hatch day
📅 CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Introduction & overview
00:27 – Why eggs must move to hatching trays
01:20 – How hatching trays prevent chick injury
02:10 – Stopping the automatic turning system
03:15 – Shout out to Kilimo Incubators
04:19 – Setting incubator angle correctly
05:49 – Transferring eggs into hatching trays
06:46 – Team process & clean setup
07:59 – Adjusting humidity & reducing temp (37.2°C / 75%)
09:28 – Final settings & waiting for hatch day
📌 WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODES:
👉 Part 1 – How to Hatch 1,000+ Eggs with a Modern Incubator → • How to Hatch 1,000+ Eggs with a Modern Inc...
👉 Part 2 – Temperature & Humidity Settings (37.7°C & 45%) → • How to Hatch Chicken Eggs in an Incubator ...
🎯 WHO THIS IS FOR:
✔ Beginner poultry farmers 🐓
✔ Small-scale hatchery startups scaling to 1,000+ eggs 🚜
✔ Backyard keepers are serious about incubation success
✔ Agripreneurs in Kenya & Africa 🌍
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