I rock them in cartons til near hatch but if the aircell is still more on a side / in the center, then I lay them flat for hatch air cell up. And pay attention, they have a tendency to be dryer eggs as well and some need help.
If I have typos forgive me, chick in left hand peeping it's fool...
No, you didn't. If it's off, the only real problem is one hopping out and getting stuck. But I know a couple of folks who use just the rack part to hold and hatch as a practice. It's stable, easy to clean and the right shape. They just pull old racks off the turner and use them when...
Glad it worked MrsC !!! Sometimes how you handle the broken and displaced air cell eggs makes all the difference.
I laid the two that survived my marans shipment on their sides and handled them very carefully and they're due Friday. The replacement shipment is started and I'm hopeful for...
Best of luck. I've actually had pretty good success with a lot of eggs "that shouldn't have hatched". Since I'll work with anything that doesn't seem about to explode.
Really often nature just decides that the wee buggers will hatch anyway, and you only know that if you try.
Just hatched three from broken displaced and too large air cells. Two of the three needed a bit of help, one ignored his oddity and busted out all my himself. Two more like it to go today...
So go for it, expect some trouble and good luck.