Changing position of eggs half way through incubation

[ashem0]

Can this be done?

I have 6 Marans eggs that were posted to me. They are now in day 6 of incubation. I candled them last night and noticed that their air-sacs are asymmetrical. Because they were posted I suspect the sacs just didn't completely reform.

They are currently laying side-ways but I'm wondering if it would help them, to be re-positioned upright in an egg carton. Give the air-sac a chance to stabilize.

One other problem in doing this is that it would be a couple of days before I could do it, because there are 4 IB's currently in lock-down in there as well.

Does it matter at what stage you reposition them during incubation?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Everything matters to some degree. If there are no pips yet I'd go in and put them fat side up and don't turn till the lockdown is over.

 

[sumi]

Have a look here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...t-of-damaged-and-mal-positioned-egg-air-cells

 

[ashem0]

Have a look here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...t-of-damaged-and-mal-positioned-egg-air-cells

Sumi - what an invaluable link! Thank-you so much for sending it my way!

 

[sumi]

You're welcome

Good luck with your hatch!

 

[ashem0]