automatic turner vs. hand turning

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

Personally I enjoy hand turning because it gives me a reason to candle them and check their progress, and its more interactive. But has anyone had any signifigantly better hatches using automatic turners?

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I do both and see no difference in the hatch rates...I like hand turning the best too....

 

[coffeemama]

Hand turning a few was fun to me, but this time I have 40+ eggs in the bator. It would take way to long with the lid open for me to turn this many. Saves on room too

 

[shmooborp]

how many times a day should you hand turn?

 

[Tuffoldhen]

You turn odd number of times...I like 3, I turn around 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 9 p.m., anywhere along those times... some turn 5 times...

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

I turned 24 eggs by hand my first time I ever incubated. And I got 22 peeps. Hens turn the eggs 95 times a day (on average), so I am surprised that theres no dif.

 

[herfrds]

I tried an automatic turner last year and this year and my hatch rate was less then half.
Now I was also turning by hand in another incubator and out of 9 duck eggs I have lost 1 and have all the rest either out of the shell or pipping right now.

I do not think I will use the atuomatic again.