eggs

[chickalick]

hi
do i need to turn the eggs in the incubator and if so how many times thanks

 

[smokeykk]

Turn an odd number of times a day until day 18. Then no more turning!

 

[chickalick]

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thanks a lot

 

[ScissorChick]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens chickalick!

What smokeykk said ~


Turn them 3 times per day for the first 18 days of incubation.

After the 18th day quit turning and keep the incubator closed,

and up the humidity. If you do not turn the eggs, the embryo

will stick to the side of the eggshell and kill the baby, eventually.

Turn an odd number of times per day so that the side the egg

lays on at night changes everyday.

~Scissor

Good luck!