hand turning eggs... help

[badwolf7914]

ok everybody keeps telling me different things about how to hand turn an egg... could an experienced person please give me instructions here? I am incubating for the first time...

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

You can put an X an a O on opposing sides an turn them 3 times a day. Always odd numbers. Or you can just roll them around 3 times a day. If your incubator has a fan then you can put them in a carton an then put a brick under one side of the incubator to tilt the whole thing. Going from side to side 3 times a day.

 

[BeccaB00]

Okay this is how I always turn my eggs:



WITH A PENCIL gently draw a 'O' on one side of the egg. Then on the other side of the egg mark an 'X' (on the SIDES of the egg. not the ends)

three times a day turn the eggs. (example- In the morning turn every one of the eggs on the side that has the O on it. then in the evening come back and turn all the eggs on the side with the X. Then turn them all back on the O before you go to bed. The O and X is basically just there so that you know you have made a complete turn.

Thats basically it. Good luck with your eggs

 

[paddock36]

One more thing to add. Do not turn the eggs completely over. Basically only 180 degrees, so it would be like this from X -turn to the right until you reach the O and then the next time you turn them it would be to the left which would be back to the X. I even put little arrows on my eggs to I don't forget which way to turn them.
Here's a picture to help you understand the X and O's: