Help! Automatic turner broke and I didn't notice for a few days

[DanIndiana]

I just didn't notice! I think it was down from about day 11-14, or so. I'm turning by hand now, but what will be the result? It's day 15 now.

Thanks

 

[HEChicken]

Don't sweat it - they'll be fine. Turning matters most in the first week but even then, you can get away with turning far less frequently than most incubators are set for. I have the option to set my turner for 1 hour, 2 hour or 3 hour intervals and I've never seen the need to turn more often than 3 hourly. And, when I occasionally let it double as a hatcher with a staggered hatch, the incubating eggs don't get turned for a day or two while the hatching eggs hatch - I've never had any problem with those eggs hatching later when it is their turn.