turning eggs

Hi all! I pulled my eggs out to candle on day 14 (Sunday evening), and didn't notice until just now I didn't plug back in the automatic turner (you have to unplug it to fully remove the lid). How bad is this? What should I expect? *I should specify these are chicken eggs

For the past 2 days I've noticed that every single time I check on my incubator the eggs are always turned to the left. I've checked about 4 times today if not more and it's always been to the left. Eggs are on day 14 and I'm scared that if it continues to not turn then something will happen to...

I have two batches of hatching quail in two separate incubators. They are a day apart. I stopped turning the second batch a day early. I wasn’t thinking. Second batch is on day 18 with no hatches no cracks no movement. Are they all gone/dead? What do I do with the eggs? Did I mess up because...

Hello, fellow chicken tenders :D I am pretty new to hatching chicks. I hatched a couple late last fall, had a small group hatch about 4 weeks ago and just went into lockdown with another batch. My hatch rate isn't great and I know that there are a lot of factors in play... I am hoping to get...

I have 19/25 eggs going into lockdown today and the other 6 still have a week to go. For now I just open the incubator real quick and turn them 4 times a day. I have alarms set on my phone every 3,5h. My question is when the eggs start piping is it still safe to turn my 6 eggs or are the...

I have a sudden work trip, and will be gone for about three days. I have a few roommates who can help me with the animals, but am trying to make it as easy as possible on them (I have about four dozen birds, three sheep, three dogs, a pony...) I have the hovabator below, with that turning tray...

1. 46/89 of my shipped eggs have detached air cells.. I put them into the incubator in cardboard cartons with holes in the bottom (don’t have a turner) pointy end down. Any chance they’ll reattach..? Should I wait a few days to turn (well, till) rather than 1 day? 2. One of my incubators went...

I accidentally turned one of my eggs out of habit on day 20. Is that ok?

Hi guys, I've recently put my eggs into lockdown (stopped turning them and whacked the humidity up to 60) however, I did this on day 16 as I read somewhere that bantams can hatch on day 18....basically today is day 18 and I don't think they are going to hatch, after reading multiple different...

Hi everyone! I am brand new here so I am still figuring it all out. I have so many questions as I prepare for my little babies! Tomorrow I am receiving my duck eggs. I have a Janoel 12 incubator and I am pretty sure the tray is not turning like it is supposed to, so perhaps I will just manually...

I am trying to hatch out Muscovy eggs for the first time and have borrowed an incubator. It has an auto-turner that is working however, most of the information I've found says I still need to turn them manually about 3 times a day, even with the auto-turner. I took this to mean that I should...

Ok... 23 shipped eggs...I let them rest upright for 48 hours before setting. They are in an upright tilting turner. I candled them today, day 7, 6 of the eggs had no development and every solitary one of the others has a detached air cell:thI am so disappointed I am almost sick. This is my first...

I set chicken eggs last week that are on day 6 or 7 today. Then my friend surprised me and brought me some fertilized duck eggs today. I'd really love to add them too since I'm doing this in my kindergarten classroom, and it would be so fun for them to see chicks and ducklings! But I know if I...

Hello all, So I have eggs in an incubator in my classroom right now. I set 8 this past Wednesday and 5 more on Thursday (I know it's not ideal, but that's the situation). I should've counted the days more carefully and planned better because I just realized that day 18 is on a Sunday and what's...

I would like to go to finally meet my boyfriends friend from high school in person before he permanently moves to Hawaii. The Only reason we havn't met in person yet is because he lives two hours away and someone always has to stay home with the animals. I'm wondering if I can leave Friday...

I have to put my first batch of eggs on lockdown is it OK if I don't turn my other 5-7 day old eggs for 2 days or only turn them 1 time a day??

I took the auto turner out of my mini incubator, planning on turning them myself, but now I have questions! I read something about turning angles that has me worried. Is the turning angle super - important? What if my angle is wrong? And must they be turned at night? I didn't think about that...

From what i have observed from friends & my first experience i almost a banty egg in my homemade incubator without a hygrometer beginning of October until i tried helping it unzip.. And it was several days after the estimated duedate. it appears they dont hatch until day 24~25. Does anyone else...

I am using a mini incubator. I am pointing my 7 eggs to sharper/smaller end to bottom. I am turning them manually just in half circular way for every 5 hours. I am also doing a bending of egg slightly. Being a beginner I am thinking this is turning. Could someone please correct me on this. Today...