CAN YOU ADD EGGS TO A INCUBATOR???

[Keni*Sue]

my bator just got her and i was going to get it started with the one egg that i have i was going to wait but im running out of days for it to be in the 7 day period and she hasnt laid an egg since saturday and everyday its loosing its hatching potential, im not even sure that its fertile but it should be... i was wondering if i start the egg that i have and she laid a few durring the week can i add them to it or no?

 

[chickenchickenbulkbulk]

Yes you can, this clutch that I have right now is just that. I put in eggs on the 5th and more on the 7th and so on. What i do is write the date on the egg that I put the egg in the bator on one side then I put the hatch date on the other side. That helps me to know when each egg is going to hatch and it help with the confusion. If you add an egg..try not to let it touch the other warm eggs.. you don't want the temp to drop in the warm egg. I haven't had any trouble doing this. Good Luck to you and let us know how it goes for you. DJ

 

[Keni*Sue]

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ok what about if when the first eggs get to day 19-21 and ima have to up the temp and humidity durring the last 3 days and the other eggs wont be on day 19-21 day will that mess them up if i turn up the heat and humidity and they arent in their last 3 days??

 

[chickenchickenbulkbulk]

I leave the humidity at 55%-60% all of the time. Mine hatch out with no problems. Your temp. should stay at 99-101. I have never bumped up my temp. It stays the same all of the time. Try to keep the humidity and temp the same. you should be alright. I have done all of my clutches this way and have had a good hatch rate. I have even turn mine the last 3 days {not thinking about the date} and they've done fine. Everyone does there's different, but mine have done very well using this method. Good Luck, I hope this helps. DJ

 

[Keni*Sue]

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is there a certain ammount of hours that has to go by b4 you turn them again??

im sorry im a newbie at all of this

 

[FlashPointFarm]

Turn them 3 or 5 times per day, you want an odd number of turns.

 

[killer]

when i turn by hand. i turn at 5 am when i get up and go to work. then when i get home about 4 to 5 pm. then again at 10 to 11 pm before i go to bed.

 

[Keni*Sue]

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ok thats exactly what ill do

 

[pete1]

FIST OF ALL I WOULDN'T PUT EGGS IN THERE DIFFERENT TIMES IT JUST MESSES THINGS UP FIRST YOU NEED TO STOP TURNING EGGS DAY 18 AND THEN THE OTHER ONE HAS TO BE TURNED AND YOUR GOING TO BE OPENING THE INCUBATOR

BAD MOVE

NEXT WHEN THERE ZIPING AND YOU CANT OPEN THE INCUBATOR TILL THEY ARE DRY ;/ ITS UP TO YOU BUT I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD MOVE JUST WAIT BE THERE'S NO RUSH TAKE YOUR TIME AND DO IT RIGHT I WOULD READ MORE POSTS AND GO IN WITH A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE