HELP-eggs in Brinsea mini advance not turning

[Chicksomeday]

I need troubleshooting help. I just started set my first round of ergs in my new Brinsea Mini Advance. When the turning function happens. The egg themselves are not rotating. The cog/motor/ disk is working properly and turning, but the eggs are not. I am using the 7 egg disk with 7 cream legbar eggs. Eggs are not touching one another. Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Chic_girl]

Hmm, strange- I have a Brinsea Mini Advance as well- and little cog-wheel turner worked for me- does the weel still turn, but the eggs don't?
Make sure the eggs are placed in the little egg-shaped cutouts, with their shells directly touching the plastic- then check the intervals that the turner is set to- if the intervals are too short, maybe they are turning, but you don't notice?

If the turning does not work, you may have to hand-turn the eggs. This requires making a visible pencil mark on each egg, like an X or an O, then twice, or sometimes three times a day, you switch the side that the X is on. So, every morning, turn the eggs so the X is downward. Then at noon, turn the X back upward, then at night, turn the X downward, and continue on from there.

I understand you want an awesome hatch rate with those Legbars!

 

[Coopnana]

I thought mine weren't turning either on my first use...but manually turned it and had x and o's marked on the eggs....I also had a piece of blue tape on the side near one egg so could tell that it had moved when I wasn't seeing it.

 

[Chicksomeday]

I have the eggs marked. The wheel/cog is turning properly, but the eggs just aren't rotating. It's manual turning for now. If I don't figure it out today I'll call Brinsea tomorrow. Thanks for the troubleshooting help!

 

[Chicksomeday]

Problem solved--had the egg disk in upside down. At least I figured it out before I called Brinsea!

 

[Coopnana]

I didn't think of that

 

[Chic_girl]

Ha ha! I'm glad you figured it out! Don't feel embarrassed- that little water-well cover was left in my box for my first two hatches, before I realized it was supposed to prevent drowning...
Fingers crossed for a good hatch!

 

[msashley]

Mine is dragging as well? Pretty sure its not upside down.... could you post a pic of the proper way to have it? Im manually turning now, but bought this so my children wouldn't want to handle th eggs.

 

[Chicksomeday]

You'll see the injection molding dots on the bottom. The top also looks more finished. But it is subtle and hard to photograph. When I flipped mine over and rest the eggs, it let the eggs sit slightly lower so they made contact with the spinning disk and this turned. I would recommend just trying to flip it and seeing if that works. The auto flip is great! Good luck, I hope it works for you too.

 

[Angie from WI]

I know this is an old post, but I am questioning if mine are turning? Do the eggs stay in the same place. Mine haven't moved from their original location and I thought the disc would turn. I am manually turning them now. They have only been in for two days.