egg turning

[chittyn]

Hey guys im looking to hatch some more eggs. However my incubator is manual one and im afraid that i might not be able to turn them frequently. i will be able to turn them at 7:15 am 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm will this be ok to hatch successfully.



Thanks

 

[Fleabuskitty]

That should work

I hand-turn eggs because I have a homemade incubator and no turner. I usually have school so I turn them before I leave (about 6:45AM), as soon as I get home (3:30 or 4PM) and at night around 9 or 10PM. You have to turn an odd number of times so that the eggs are not on the same side two nights in a row.

 

[chittyn]

any other opinions ??

 

[williamsl77]

While I have heard that it is best to turn 5 times a day, I've also heard people say they turn less with good outcomes. I myself have an automatic turner because I am sometimes gone for 30 hours at a time for work. My hubby often takes care of things when I'm gone, but I'm glad to minimize the parts of my hobbies he has to fill in for. Anyway.... I digress.

Good luck!

 

[dickhorstman]

Before we started using automatic incubators I turned eggs once a day. I dont think there is much difference in hatch rates.

 

[Ukiah]

I've lost the thread, but someone here turned the eggs once during the entire 21 days. They had
I believe a 99% hatch rate. To answer your question, that is enough with-out a doubt.

Ukiah