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Egg turning

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by chicken4little, Nov 27, 2015.

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  1. Nov 27, 2015 #1
    chicken4little

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    How many times should I turn an egg a day?
     
  3. Nov 27, 2015 #2
    ChickenCanoe

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    As many as you can but at least twice. The more the better - especially early in incubation.
    The embryo needs to access nutrition from the entire egg and turning does that as well as keeping the yolk suspended.
     

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