Hatching incubated eggs in cartons?

[Ren2014]

Oh Renee they are sooo pretty!! Juicy and Fruitie, the back one looks like a girl to me! Tootie is a dollbaby, but dont feel alone, lots of mine dont like me! They do seem to get better when they get to laying age though.

Thank you. I've gotten one reply on the gender thread and it was two cockerels

but I guess if they both do turn out to be cockerels it won't be so bad. They aren't related to Tootie (

she is a she) or related to some pullets I have on order for Spring.

 

[Ren2014]

The one in the back looks like it may be a hen to me. If the same age that is a lot of difference in the comb and waddle.

That's exactly what I thought. And, the one in the back did hatch first so it's a bit older, lol.

 

[lizzy14]

I apologize if this has already been asked here, but I can't find it. There is a lot of discussion about using the cartons starting at lockdown for hatching. My dad proposed using them from the start, but I just haven't seen that done, so I imagine there's got to be a good reason. I imagine it is a bit awkward to turn them in a carton?

 

[WVduckchick]

I apologize if this has already been asked here, but I can't find it. There is a lot of discussion about using the cartons starting at lockdown for hatching. My dad proposed using them from the start, but I just haven't seen that done, so I imagine there's got to be a good reason. I imagine it is a bit awkward to turn them in a carton?

I think most people that use cartons just tilt the whole carton at one time. Stick a block under one end, then shift it to the other end when its time to turn.

 

[Ren2014]

I apologize if this has already been asked here, but I can't find it. There is a lot of discussion about using the cartons starting at lockdown for hatching. My dad proposed using them from the start, but I just haven't seen that done, so I imagine there's got to be a good reason. I imagine it is a bit awkward to turn them in a carton?

I don't use cartons but with egg turners, it's just a tilt back and forth so it could be done in cartons as WVduckchick mentioned. I used rings that I made out of a paper towel roll to hatch in. I had the eggs tilted a bit as they would be in a natural nest. It worked fabulously.