egg turning advice

[florasbell]

what is the min requirement on egg tilting tables how far does it have to tilt in each direction to have the right movement in the eggs?

 

[Ridgerunner]

This link talks about it. It might help.

Texas A&M Incubation site
http://gallus.tamu.edu/library/extpublications/b6092.pdf

You are shooting for 180 degrees, 90 degrees each way. I take the turner out of the incubator, plug it in, and store eggs that way to get ready. Or you can store them in cartons and use a piece of 2x4 to prop up one side, then the other.

During incubation, some people tilt the entire incubator. In a forced air this is probably not too bad, though I'm not sure how they handle the water reservoirs, but this is not a good idea in a still air. The temperature is different in a still air depending on elevation in it. I don't know how you keep all eggs at the right temperature by tiliting a still air. Same with just tilting an egg carton in a still air.

Good luck! Hope this helps.