Forgot to turn on turner for days 1 - 3. Keep going? Give up?

[Sparklee]

Forgot to plug in turner for days 1 - 3 1/2. Keep going? Give up?
(turner has electric cord separate from incubator/fan cord)

No other eggs to start over with.

Are all the chicks a loss?

Anyone know what these chicks chances are of being normal if I do everything else 100% correctly?

Has anyone ever done this themselves before? Results?

Thanks in advance if anyone answers.

Oh, the eggs were from chickens right here at home. They were not shipped eggs. I don't have more eggs to start over with because the hens have been separated from that cock and put in with the free range group which has a different cock running with them.

 

[Southernbelle]

Keep going. If I'm doing a staggered hatch, I will stop turning eggs that are still incubating for a few days while the other eggs are hatching and they do just fine. Turning isn't nearly as critical in the first few days anyway. Good luck on your hatch!

 

[texasgal]

Never give up .. there are some amazing stories of what little chicks have survived in the incubator .. A little not turning could turn out to be a "no big deal" ..

Good luck!

 

[Lesalynn]

I don't plug the turner in until they have been in the bator a full 3 days......You'll be fine, I think.

 

[Sparklee]

Great! Thanks all! Now I can breathe easy.