if he buys an incubator without the turner???

[Akane]

$50 for a 9200 is actually a little on the high side. I can find them $40 here and $38 when on sale. Online you can find them around $42 if you do some hunting around. However if you haven't already gotten one I highly suggest a hova 1602n instead. If you go look at a few threads including a big one on the lg that should still be on the front page you'll see a lot of people agree that hovas are much easier to use. It also costs exactly the same. If you buy a turner later the turner for an lg will also fit a hova but the turner for a hova will not fit an lg as of the last model I knew of.

Birds turn their eggs a heck of a lot more often than 5times a day. 3 is good enough though. It's best to keep track of these things and to pick an odd number of times to turn. That way the same side is not always up for the longer period of time and you don't have to worry about turning evenly throughout the day. If you turn them after 4hrs once and after 14hrs another time it doesn't matter so long as somewhere in there is a 3rd turn so that the opposite side sits up for the 14hrs. I was turning mine at noon, 5, and midnight. Now I have one turner but 2 incubators. Generally I have one hatching while the other incubates and turns the eggs but every now and then I still get stuck hand turning for a few days. It takes maybe 5mins 3 times a day and I waste a lot more time than that doing worthless stuff.

 

[Elite Silkies]

Just remember if you bought a still air incubator the temperature needs to be at 102 degrees not 99.5.

Good luck with your hatches. You can just put an x on one side and make sure you turn them at least three times a day.

I have the turner and I really I like. I get tied up on this site sometimes and the time passes me by so quickly......... I might forget to turn them myself.

 

[evonne]

oohh didn't know that bit of info... thanx for the heads up... 27 hours later and i'm still not stable.. rofl... i was good for a few hours and added the water.. didn't want to get normal again for a while... then i realized the fan in tht room wasn't on and i want it stabalized with the fan on cause that's the way that room normally is.. that took another 4 hours.. i think i will be able to start them in the early afternoon tomorrow....
granted, that's if i don't have to take my middle demon to the doc.. just woke up with 102 temp... and i spent 2 days 3 nights at the hospital with the older one's apendix last week.. it's been an interesting few weeks... spendix surgery, EGGS!!! and a new incubator and now the flu..... anyone want to trade some fertile eggs for a mexican vacation??