I Counted Wrong...

[SBFChickenGirl]

I have a quick question. I took the egg turner out of the incubator a day too early because I was counting my days wrong. Will the chicks still be okay? I hear peeping due to hatch day being tomorrow, not today.

 

[Rammy]

Id say your ok.

 

[tacothechicken]

Should be fine just gives them more time to arrange themselves for hatch youd be more at risk if you stopped turning a day late! Not every hen is the same I'm sure many have stopped turning a day ahead of schedule and still had healthy chicks heck I locked down turning a day early this week cause I heard one chick arranging itself still 4 days till hatch o-o!!! Judging by movement everyone's still going strong!

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Thanks, @tacothechicken, and @Rammy. That makes me feel better.

 

[fire370]

I have a quick question. I took the egg turner out of the incubator a day too early because I was counting my days wrong. Will the chicks still be okay? I hear peeping due to hatch day being tomorrow, not today.

Yep drive on. You didn’t hurt anything.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Yes no problem at all. Technically you dont really need to turn after day 14. By that time the chick should be fully formed with all its parts in the correct position. Also the risk of the embryo sticking to the inside of the egg has also diminished by that time.

Good luck with your hatch