Hatching advice please!

[Juniorsdaughter]

So I am having some silkie eggs shipped.And I want to guarantee the best hatch rate.I have an incubator with an automatic turner.And built in humidity and heat sensor,alarm.My questions are.Which end do I put up,when putting them in the incubator?And what day should I take out the automatic turner?And any other tips are welcome.Thanks in advance.

 

[PD-Riverman]

You might better state the Incubator you are using----so many that have the built in meters are way off--eggs doomed from the beginning--------always check the built in meters with a accurate one to make sure----Small end of egg always down! With shipped eggs---make sure the small end is down and Let the eggs settle for a day before setting in the incubator. Some will go ahead and put them in the heated incubator but wait a day or two before turning the turner on. Good Luck

 

[Juniorsdaughter]

The incubator is a FHQ-II Intelligent Incubator

 

[PD-Riverman]

The incubator is a FHQ-II Intelligent Incubator

Never heard of it and can not find any info on it on line----a search brings up those yellow top ones, but not by those letters. If its one of those yellow top china made ones-----for sure do not trust the built in meters.

 

[Akrnaf2]

So I am having some silkie eggs shipped.And I want to guarantee the best hatch rate.I have an incubator with an automatic turner.And built in humidity and heat sensor,alarm.My questions are.Which end do I put up,when putting them in the incubator?And what day should I take out the automatic turner?And any other tips are welcome.Thanks in advance.

See this thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ooks-and-more.1137467/page-6485#post-18789494
It has wonderful tips in its first page!

 

[Juniorsdaughter]

Yes it is yellow.I have used it before and got a 3 out of 6 rate.But they were fresh eggs from a neighbor.And I know that 2 died on like day 17.Im not really sure why.