how close can the eggs be to the heating element?

[veggiecanner]

Hope this makes sese.
In my incubator there is a removable grid that is used to keep chicks away from the fan blades and heating element. I want to remove it till lock down because I made a egg tray out of the bottom of a milk crate. I want to be able to put one side of the the egg tray on some thing to tip it. This way the whole tray of eggs would be turned at once. Problem is the eggs on the higher side may be getting to close to the element.
Is there a way to tell?
Any suggestions for this problem appreciated.

 

[silkiechicken]

Put a temperature probe on the top of the egg closest to the element, if that reads anything over 105, I would say it is too close and you risk overheating the egg. If that reading is anywhere close to 140, you will cook the egg. That won't bode well for hatching. I would just roll eggs by hand.

 

[veggiecanner]

Why roll them by hand if can figure out a way to make this work.
I am thinkiing if I slice it in 2 the high side won't be so high.
What angle are egg turners tipped at?

 

[silkiechicken]

The GQF incubator I've used turned eggs 45 degrees from vertical every few hours for a net turning of 90 degrees. A Roll-x I've used is based on a rolling tray system, where eggs turned about 180degrees while lying on their sides. If possible, you could try to increase the hight of the incubator such as the goose egg extender that LG makes for their hovabators.

 

[James the Bald]

Why roll them by hand if can figure out a way to make this work.
I am thinkiing if I slice it in 2 the high side won't be so high.
What angle are egg turners tipped at?

Veggie, about 2 months ago, RoosterRoo tried to come up with his own home made egg turner for quail eggs using pieces of PVC pipe glued together. His thought process was that he could build his own egg turner for half the price of a store bought turner. He never reported on his progress... and there were members wanting to know how it turned out. He hasn't posted on this forum in BYC since last month or so. This link reflects my opinion on this subject. My only suggestion is that you try out your turner in between hatches. I'd hate to hear any bad news at the end of your hatch.
Good luck.
James

 

[veggiecanner]

Veggie, about 2 months ago, RoosterRoo tried to come up with his own home made egg turner for quail eggs using pieces of PVC pipe glued together. His thought process was that he could build his own egg turner for half the price of a store bought turner. He never reported on his progress... and there were members wanting to know how it turned out. He hasn't posted on this forum in BYC since last month or so. This link reflects my opinion on this subject. My only suggestion is that you try out your turner in between hatches. I'd hate to hear any bad news at the end of your hatch.
Good luck.
James

I am not experimenting with this on my current incubator load other than to set the eggs on the home made egg tray inside the incubator. This is my first load and I need to get my quail project going. The egg tray I made from the milk crate is making it easier to handle the eggs during hand turning though.