Quail egg turning by hand?

[buttercup95]

So I started incubating this week and I don't have a quail egg turner so I decided to do it by hand. My question is how do I get them to stop rolling around? I turn them and then it seems like they just roll back in to place... I'm getting frustrated and I know the rolling can't be god for the egg.

 

[PinkFlamingoFrm]

we used that shelf liner stuff thats like foam.. they stay in place pretty well & its only like $2 a roll at walmart

 

[buttercup95]

hmm shelf liner stuff? well I'll have to look for it. thank you very much!

 

[PinkFlamingoFrm]

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We use it in the hatcher too.. The purple stuff in there..it has a name, I just cant remember

 

[GrandmaBird]

it is Rubbermaid non slip shelf liner and is sold at Walmart in the household goods area by the pots and pans. It works well as a liner in the cages too and if you have a couple cut to fit you can take the soiled one out and put in a clean one right away. they wash in the machine or tub or sink. super easy to use. I use it in the brooders too.

 

[buttercup95]

Awesome! thank you all so much. I'm going to have to go pick some up as soon as I can! Also your chick is adorable and that's a fantastic photo even if the chick is all goopy from just hatching.

 

[Nichrome]

Allow me to remind you to turn your egg an odd number of times a day (ex, 3 times, 5 times or 7 times) so you will prevent them from spending the long night period on the same side.

 

[buttercup95]

Allow me to remind you to turn your egg an odd number of times a day (ex, 3 times, 5 times or 7 times) so you will prevent them from spending the long night period on the same side.

I turn them again at midnight and I'm up at 7 so I don't think I have to worry. But thank you I hadn't realized that before! I keep a note pad next to the incubator so I don't forget what time I turned them.

 

[Nichrome]

I use a parking clock, just like those you put on the windshield of your car

 

[buttercup95]

I use a parking clock, just like those you put on the windshield of your car

bwuahahaha I didn't even know those existed. I live in a really rural area I only know of like three places with metered parking...