I am wondering how you are suppose to keep a constant temp in the incubator when you have to open it and turn eggs three times a day and everything I am reading says that the Little Giants are really temperature finicky. I thought maybe it would be easier to do the turning fast like ifI used the egg carton method. Anyone have any thoughts if that is true, and where is there a how to for the egg carton method, I know it is prob somewhere on this great site, but couldn't find it. Thanks a bundle.
If its the motor that broke then remove it an push the turner from one side to the other manually with a stick threw the vent hole.
Is thebator a table top one? If so I'd just raise the whole thing a couple inches on one side and then the other a couple times a day. Just not so high that any water in the bottom spills. Maybe some LG owners would have better ideas.
I have my eggs in my LG still air in cartons and I turn the whole bator. I foudn with this though that the heat rises on the side that is up so the eggs at the bottom are a degree or so lower and the ones on top are a degree or so higher, I dont find this to be a problem and Have one hatched 14 on day 19 , 11 on day 14 and some more in the earler stages of gestation. I tend to turn 5 times most the time instead of 3 that way one end isnt up or down as long. Good luck.
The broody gets up to turn her eggs, opening bator for a couple minutes will not hurt. Doing them in a egg carton will speed it up, but either way will work.
rebelcowboy - It is the motor that is broken, so I tried what you said and it worked like a charm, just stuck the long end of a wooden spoon through the hole and voila, thanks so much, that's one less problem to worry about.
That was an excellent tip about turning the auto turner manually. I don't think the auto turners turn fast enough to actually do the embryo any good. Also you don't have to worry about opening the incubator once a day. Even the setting hen will leave her nest daily to eat and take a dust bath.... or drink .... whatever she needs.
