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I have some porcelain bantam eggs that are at the end of day 17. I have read that they hatch a day or two early, if so when should I stop turning? thanks!
bantam eggs hatching early when to stop turning?
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beetandsteet
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I usually stop turning even my standard size eggs on day 17. Stopping turning a few hours early won't hurt them at all. There are even some hatchers out there that stop turning day 14 (I wouldn't recommend it though)
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when does your eggs hatch?
junebuggena
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Most chicken eggs will hatch at between 19 and 21 days.
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So I stopped the turning and will be turning the humidity up soon. They are on day 18.
I am one of those that stop turning at the end of day 13 so they are at rest at day 14, except candling. Eggs don't NEED to be turned after 2 weeks, but there is nothing wrong with either method. I don't go into "lockdown" (ok, I don't do lockdown, technically) until day 18. I guess you can say I stop turning at day 14 and raise humidity at day 18. (With 90-100% hatch rates, tyvm.) Even with bantams usually- and there are exceptions to EVERYTHING, they don't hatch earlier than day 18. Earliest I have ever had a pip was late day 18 and no hatchers until 19. I have never gone into lockdown early and wouldn't unless I had an early pipper.
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Ok, is this with bantams or regular chickens or both?
Both. My hatches run early cause my bator stays a tad warm, so both my banties and standards usually hatch out day 19/20 instead of 20/21
beetandsteet
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I like to have them hatch a tad early--- day 19/20, like Amy said.
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what is your degrees for a tad warm? I have mine at 99.5 and 67 for humidity right now.
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