You should be removing the eggs from the turner when you put them into lockdown 3 days prior to hatch day. This way they can position themselves to hatch out.
yep.. 3 days before hatch, remove auto turner. ~ DON'T Turn Eggs Any more~*& They say, "You Shouldn't Open Incubator At All", till they are All Hatched.. {{ You need the Temp & Humidity to be at a certain reading}}.. Good Luck, Julie
after day 18, Lockdown! You are not suppose to open the bator and your humidity should be 65% or higher. I was told if you open the bator at lockdown it will shrink wrap the chicks. Good Luck! I am new to this too but I am addicted. I have my second set of eggs in bator now. I am soooo "egg"cited