How often & when do you turn

[nancylee]

Hi everyone
Just asking so I might be able to hatch better. How often & when do you turn? Also what is this about air movement. When should I remove plugs? 1602 hova-bator. Flat little island no mountains (see one end to other)

. It's interesting to see how everyone is different.
Nancy

 

[Sillystunt]

When i turned mine before my auto turner i did 5. I know it's odd numbers...3,5,7 etc.
Plugs come out to adjust the humidity. Like if it is to high, pull the plug for a while. Still air people pull the bottom ones for air flow but keep the top ones in. I have a fan so i don't do that. I knwo still air ones you wanna run a little hotter 100-101 rather 99-100 in fan ones.
Hope that helped, i am sure more peeps will chime in!

 

[Chook-A-Holic]

I turned at 8am, 4pm, 12am or thereabouts through day 18.

 

[panner123]

I had to hand turn a batch of eggs when a turner motor went out. I did it as I left for work (6 A M), when I got home from work (?) and just before I went to bed (8 to 9 P M). This only lasted for a few days, ntil I got a replacement motor. It doesn't really matter when as much as the number of times. I think the more you turn the better. Mama hen doesn't count the number of turns. She does each time she moves on the nest, works for her.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! I'm terribly slack about hand-turning eggs.
I usually remember to turn *some time* in the morning and *some time* in the evening. Maybe a couple times a week, I remember to turn around *lunch-ish*. It's slack, I know.
I just candled 28 Day 17 eggs and pulled out 2 that had 'stuck and died'.
Thank goodness for auto-turners, hahaha.

I don't use the plugs here at all.

Lisa
edited to add: You live on Prince Edward Island? I adore the Anne Of Green Gables stories and would love to visit.

 

[mulia24]

i use home made bator.

turn them by hand 3 times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.