Different Ages in the Incubator?

[chickenfarmgirl]

This is my first time hatching, and I didn't realize that the eggs were supposed to go into the incubator all at one time. I have three eggs in there right now, and they are all 1 day apart. (eg. one went in on the 17th of May, 18th of May, and 19th of May.)
So, they will hatch next Saturday!!!! (YEAH!
Anyways, I have heard a lot about lock-downs and stuff like that, but the other two, (18 and 19) will still have to be turned when the first one goes into lock-down.. What do I do?

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

I voted for not turning them. Turning is most important during the first week, to keep the embryo from sticking to one side or the other. At this point, they're very close to the end and should fill up most of the egg. They'll be alright.


And, if it makes you feel any better, I've had several hatches where I've been a bad egg mom and haven't turned like I'm supposed to or forgot about them for a few days and they still made it. I've even read a few posts where some "mad hatchers" did experiments with not turning them at all and they still got fluffy butts

Best of luck, happy hatching!