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[MsFrizzle1]

Hi I’m Bren aka MsFrizzle1
I’m a preschool teacher & we just got a Janoel12 incubator & 10 chicken eggs!
I am new to this and the instruction manual isn’t clear !
I YouTubed set up but as far as moving them from cradle to tray I’m not sure. I know candling is day 7-10
prehatching day 18 ...
We are on day 4 !
please help !
Pic of incubator on my car seat ...I brought home because school is closed due corona

 

[AltonaAcres]

Those incubators are great! Good choice! Yes, they have horrible instructions Move them out of turner and onto hatching tray on day 18.

 

[AltonaAcres]

Bringing them home during incubation may lower hatch rate. I am wondering how you have turning the eggs right now? Those incubators only have room for 9 eggs in the auto turner. Have you been doing it by hand?

 

[MsFrizzle1]

Those incubators are great! Good choice! Yes, they have horrible instructions Move them out of turner and onto hatching tray on day 18.

Thank you for quick reply
So I leave them in black tray/cradle until day 18??

 

[MsFrizzle1]

I brought the

Bringing them home during incubation may lower hatch rate. I am wondering how you have turning the eggs right now? Those incubators only have room for 9 eggs in the auto turner. Have you been doing it by hand?

i brought them home plugged in to electricity in my truck day 1 . It has auto movement so I don’t have to turn per directions.

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome!
I don't do incubators here (had bad experiences!) so no advice there.
Check in on the 'Incubating and hatching eggs' thread.
Mary

 

[AltonaAcres]

So yes, if all 10 eggs fit which they probably won't, put them in the auto turner which is black with dividers. Make sure the metal post on the incubator's
'ceiling' is in the slot of the black turner. On day 18, put the eggs out of turner on the tray that is closer to the bottom of the incubator so the hatchlings have more space to stand up/move. If only 9 of the eggs fit in the turner, candle them and remove one that has no development.

 

[MsFrizzle1]

Thank you so much !! This helps a lot !!

 

[cmom]

Don't candle the eggs too early. In my early days of hatching I candled a lot but realized what will be will be. I do candle a few around day 10 to 14 and then you will see the embryo. Don't assume some with no movement will be quitters. They do rest a lot. I candle all eggs on day 18 and take the eggs out of the incubator and lay them in the hatcher. I do remove any eggs that don't have any development. Other eggs that may be questionable I mark (X). I'm not familiar with your incubator. Good luck and have fun...
Here is a chick that hatched from an egg that was marked as a possible quitter.

 

[MsFrizzle1]

Aweee !! I can’t wait !! So you advise to candley day 10 and mark ? You number them too ??