Day 18 Questions

[DNCXmom]

This is my first Hatch. I started with 24 eggs, 2 turned out to be infertile, and 2 never started due to what looked like a bacterial infection inside the egg.. So I have 20 Rode Island reds left Now I took them out of the automatic egg turner just now. SO do I still need to turn them by hand? Any suggestions that might be nice to know??

Thanks!

 

[Melissa Rose]

On day eighteen you want to stop turning them so the little chicklet inside can get into the right position to hatch

 

[DNCXmom]

On day eighteen you want to stop turning them so the little chicklet inside can get into the right position to hatch

Thanks! Today is day 18. I am so glad I do not have to turn them by hand. So is this the stage that they call lockdown?? Trying to learn the chicken lingo.

 

[thebanthams]

yep 18 days your hands gets abreak from turning those eggs ! Relax and hope they will hatch soon !!