I didn’t mean to imply it was your fault. I have had it happen also, so I know it isn’t intentional. I don’t think it’s necessarily the number of turns, but being sure when you turn that they do make “full” turns.
I normally lay them in rows, pick up the egg on the end of a row, roll the whole row toward the empty space that I just vacated, then manually turn the egg in my hand, and lay it on the other end. This avoids left turn, right turn, left turn, etc. It also leaves them not so necessarily with the same spot up or down all the time.
I have no real proof that it makes any difference, but I do try to watch CAM development now, to make sure the blood vessels extend throughout the whole egg.
If you watch during the first 7-12 days, you can actually see the CAM develop on the side of the egg that is upward. When you roll it, the development goes to the bottom side, but will gravitate back to the top eventually. If it moves across the same side every time, it misses an area and causes those clear gaps.
It’s all a learning process and I’m only trying to help future hatches. Not pointing fingers or trying to make anyone feel bad. These things just happen sometimes.
I normally lay them in rows, pick up the egg on the end of a row, roll the whole row toward the empty space that I just vacated, then manually turn the egg in my hand, and lay it on the other end. This avoids left turn, right turn, left turn, etc. It also leaves them not so necessarily with the same spot up or down all the time.
I have no real proof that it makes any difference, but I do try to watch CAM development now, to make sure the blood vessels extend throughout the whole egg.
If you watch during the first 7-12 days, you can actually see the CAM develop on the side of the egg that is upward. When you roll it, the development goes to the bottom side, but will gravitate back to the top eventually. If it moves across the same side every time, it misses an area and causes those clear gaps.
It’s all a learning process and I’m only trying to help future hatches. Not pointing fingers or trying to make anyone feel bad. These things just happen sometimes.
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