Oh... On your saddle shaped eggs... All you have to do is mark last air cell on day 16 so you know where to watch for pip and turn that bator to 98.6 and your on your way! Don't give up.
Saddle shells can and will hatch if left to nothing but rocks. It's ok.... Give them a chance, you may be surprised. Hatching is stressful even for those who have done it forever. It is not foolproof and in God's hands and even if one hatches you have been successful, especially with shipped...
Hand turn at the angle she suggests. Definately place in egg carton with holes cut out underneath. I also place the soft, spongy shelf liner that has holes to insulate the vibration from fan motor underneath carton. I use the sea glass for aquariums/floral and if any extra egg holes I fill each...
Pray for me... I have 6 Lavendar Wyandotte eggs that look like they may have been a double ovulation egg. I wish people would work on quality not quantity. Anyone who can't wait for an egg certainly will have a hard time waiting for a hatch. They probably standing like a catcher behind each one...
Ps. I also use the dry hatch method at 25%. I also start HAND turning at day 7, and stop turning at day 16. 90-95% rate. I only candle at day 7 for viabilty and internal pipping at day 18. I hatch just like in article for lockdown. Exactly. Usually all my shipped eggs have detached air cells and...
There is a woman vet at Cornell that has hatched many rare species for Cornell from half the way around the world. She does suggest that if you receive shipped eggs, tomput tjem in "ICU" for 7 days without turning in incubator, candle, mark and dont touch again untill day 14. She says it helps...