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Either...or. I'm not picky.....just looking for advise ~ Lisa

Thanks, I will next time....just lay them on the wire is easier :-) How long do you leave your hatchlin in the incubator? 24-48 hrs?

Well from what I have ready you use a pencil & put an "x" on one side & "o" on the other side & turn them from x side to o side every 6-7 hours. My turner is automatic its just tilts the eggs from side to side its never a 180 more like 35 degrees or so....

Great! thanks, I'll try the carton thing next time. Clean up isnt a big deal, just wasnt sure if it would hurt them being in the turner. :-)

Well this is actually my second try at incubating. First try last yr, well I set 12, ( five bantam-Cochin, 7 sex-link) ended up with 7 Chic's, they did really well up to 3 1/2 months & a fox got all my chicken babies & hens. Oh I was so Mad! Well... fox is gone :-) I just read the papers that...

I too am on day 21 ;-) this is my 2nd incubated batch. Question.... I have the yellow auto egg turning holders, I just unplugged it on day 18. Should I have taken the eggs out of the turners? or just leave the eggs sitting straight up in them? I have 2 cracked eggs & some chirping since 8am...

Great, thank you!

Hi Kids talked me into incubating.... I have to admit its neat to watch them hatch. On my 2nd try of incubating...day 19.... First batch 10 eggs- 6 hatched....darn fox go them all when they were 3 1/2 months old! Grr! Got ride of the fox! Trying this again :-) My TSC foam incubator doesnt...

I have been at my wits end! I have lost 6 hens this fall, then lost 1 hen a few weeks ago, we set a live trap...didnt catch a thing. The neighbors begal dog was barking its head off & running through our woods...Then I thought I spotted and other dog...nope not a dog A red tail fox! Grr! I'm not...