Howdy. I have been putting eggs in this incubator with egg turner and the eggs are all set to hatch at different times. This one hatched first. What should I do?
I don't have enough information but would you rather have an injured leg in a live chick or not turn eggs for a bit?
What are the due dates for all the eggs in there?
Egg turning and removal of live chicks has to be projected when doing a staggered hatch.
If eggs are pipping, you can't open an incubator.
Turn the turner off. Let that chick dry and any others set to hatch with it do their thing. When they are done take them out and turn your turner back on. Next time I reccomend two incubators. Staggered hatches are a pain in the butt.
If you keep your settings about 5-10 days apart, it is doable. Just remember that the first 10-14 days are critical for turning so that needs to be calculated into timing setting of eggs. Just hold new eggs 10 days so you don't have chicks hatching continuously.