Still air Hova-Bator, to be specific. OOO-wee, too many eggs need setting and not enough space, so I set a bunch (60+ ) in my spare Hova today. I've never set any chicken eggs with out a turner, so I'm asking: Should I let them 'just incubate w/out opening' for a time (24 hrs to let them come up to temp?). Or do they need turning in that first 24 hr space? Thanks! Lisa
I always waited til the second day to start turning. That way I could make sure the temps were stable first. Wow sixty eggs you're going to be busy.
Thanks Tracy! That's just the tip of it I've been keeping a LG full of duck eggs (holds 48 Pekin eggs that get hand turned) and have 2 other LG's full of chicken eggs (1 that gets hand-turned). I never thought to ask about the duck eggs, or quail eggs and might have messed up the first weeks hatch by not asking. If I remember, I didn't turn the first of them til the 2nd day. Thanks again! edited to add: I've always had room before to start all my chicken eggs in a turner before. First time starting with a hand turning situation. Again Thanks! Lisa
Day 5 Candling Update! The 60+ set 2/21 had turned into 74 eggs when I finally counted. I candled this morning and am not disappointed. I've only been turning twice a day, but have been making sure the eggs on the edges get moved to the middle every time I turn. set --- 27 b/b/s Ameraucana eggs --- 3 clear 19 American Game eggs 7 b/s NN Frizz Green-Egger eggs 7 crele wheaten Serama eggs 8 mottled Japanese eggs ---- 1 clear 2 brown mottled Cochin eggs 1 w/b/s Silkie egg 1 b/b/s bantam NN egg 2 birchen Modern Game eggs --- 1 clear So, I'm down to 69 in the Hova. (yuck, those are some muddy eggs). The group set 2/9 in the LG with fan/turner will be going to the hatcher tomorrow. Lisa
