Yes i do use an auto turner now. I was building my own incubators when i first started, turning 40 eggs by hand 5x a day. It was a lot of work. I bought the auto turner and then realized it wouldnt fit my home made incu. So i finally bought a hovabator with forced air and have been using that...
I've heard that silkies tend to have more abnormalities than other chicks which leads to a lower hatch rate, i've never hatched that kind myself though.
I so dry hatch myself. I live in a very humid environment though and the aircells don't shrink if there's water added. For the last 3 days...