Automatic egg turner & bantam eggs

[Chick-N-Fun]

Howdy folks!

I just purchased the Nurture 360 incubator after much research. I just set silkied serama eggs, Mille Fleur D’Uccle eggs and several standard breed eggs as well. This is the first time I have ever incubated bantam/serama eggs. I am a little nervous about them turning as often as the standard eggs will be with the automatic egg turner. Am I just being a nervous Nellie or will I have to turn them myself?? I just would just hate having to open the incubator so much.

I would love to hear from those who have had experience with hatching such little eggs!

Thanks, peeps!

 

[AltonaAcres]

My bantam eggs are always fine, even when they are in a turner built for standard eggs. I checked to be sure that they were being adequately turned, and they were fine. However, they were Bantam Cochin eggs, not quite as tiny as Serama eggs. Good luck!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

My bantam eggs are always fine, even when they are in a turner built for standard eggs. I checked to be sure that they were being adequately turned, and they were fine. However, they were Bantam Cochin eggs, not quite as tiny as Serama eggs. Good luck!

Thank you!

 

[HuffleClaw]

They should be just fine! Good luck with you hatch.

 

[aart]

I checked to be sure that they were being adequately turned, and they were fine.

@AltonaAcres How do you 'check'?

 

[NNYchick]

I did notice in the Nurture 360 my smaller silkie eggs didn't turn as completely as the larger ones, sometimes the spokes didn't move them. I just hit the manual turn button on the top a couple of times till I saw the smaller ones completely roll, I did this every time I went over to check temp and humidity so a 3-5 times a day. It was the first time I used it so I was also a little obsessive with it to be sure it was functioning correctly.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

I did notice in the Nurture 360 my smaller silkie eggs didn't turn as completely as the larger ones, sometimes the spokes didn't move them. I just hit the manual turn button on the top a couple of times till I saw the smaller ones completely roll, I did this every time I went over to check temp and humidity so a 3-5 times a day. It was the first time I used it so I was also a little obsessive with it to be sure it was functioning correctly.

I will try that!!!! Thanks!

 

[HuffleClaw]

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Today is hatch day and my tiny serama and bantam eggs hatched! Love this incubator!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Here is one of my MFD bantams on the left, serama on far right and BSM x EE in middle.