How do you hatch your eggs? Standing or lying down...

[duluthralphie]

I am just curious, I had never heard of them hatching standing up until I came to BYC. Never actually thought about it.


I have been standing them up in egg cartons I cut up just for hatching, but I I am thinking of lying them down instead.

I find the egg cartons take too much room once the hatching starts and I am thinking lying down the other chicks will push and roll the eggs around stimulating those that are lazy hatchers.

I am curious as to what others do and why..

Thanks
Ralphie the First from the Duchy of Duluth.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I am just curious, I had never heard of them hatching standing up until I came to BYC. Never actually thought about it.


I have been standing them up in egg cartons I cut up just for hatching, but I I am thinking of lying them down instead.

I find the egg cartons take too much room once the hatching starts and I am thinking lying down the other chicks will push and roll the eggs around stimulating those that are lazy hatchers.

I am curious as to what others do and why..

Thanks
Ralphie the First from the Duchy of Duluth.

I lay mine down, but I remove my chicks at hatch preventing them form playing soccer with the other eggs. I have not hatched upright yet. I know a few people who do and prefer it.

 

[FridayYet]

For me it depends on the eggs. Local eggs and great looking shipped eggs I'll lie down, but any shipped eggs where I'm not happy with their progress I hatch standing up.