How to avoid turning in the middle of the night?

[mychookschick]

Hello!

I just bought my incubator about 2 weeks ago, and I don't have a turner. I don't want to put the money into the turner just yet, as I have other chicken related things that need to be payed for (new grain barrel, thanks to the squirrels, run, window, pop door, etc.)... So, when I figured it out, I would have to turn at 1:30 AM! Ugh! I can't get up at that time! I would be brain dead the next day! Much less for 18 days! How do you people (those without egg turners) avoid getting up in the middle of the night?

Thank you!

My Chooks Chick

 

[rebel yell]

I turn mine at about 9 am & about 2 pm & again at about 12 am, I work 2nd shift so I am up at this time, just modify it you should be fine.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

I turn mine at about 7:30 am before school, 4:30 pm when I get home and then again about 10:00 pm when I put the birds away for the night. As long as you turn them on odd number of thems each day so they sit on different sides each night they won't need to be turned at night.

 

[mychookschick]

Ok, so I should still get a pretty good hatch rate if I don't turn it at night?

Thanks!

 

[snazzyboots]

i just turn mine 3 times per day. i think the odd number is the key so they are never on one side much longer than another

 

[florasbell]

i turn mine every 3 hours starting at 8am, 12pm ,3pm,6pm,9pm when i candle then thats it for the night

 

[MarkMatt]

I have hatched hundreds of eggs by only turning them twice a day. Never had an issue and always had good hatch rates.

 

[ScissorChick]

You do not have to get up during the middle of the night.



If you turn them an odd number of times daily, (I turn mine 3x) The side

that the egg lays on the longest (night-time) Changes daily. I've actually

had very good hatch rates only turning twice daily, so don't bother getting

up at 1:30 AM.

 

[Griffin Nest]

i have always turned my eggs:
1st at around 7:00 am,
2nd at around 3:00 pm,
and
last at around 10:00 pm.

great hatches with that!!!

 

[joneus]

I'm home all day and my helper is 5, so mine get turned as soon as we get up in the morning (around 8), before lunch (around noon), after we play outside (around 4), before DS goes to bed (around 8) and then again before I go to bed at 11-ish.

I've read that the really important thing is to make sure they're turned an odd number of times so their "long" time period is on a different side every night.