If im supposed to turn eggs 3 times a day, does the time i set it count as one turn?

[Josh7182]

So if I need to turn them 3 times a day does the time I set it count it as a turn or do I need to turn them 3 times after I set, if that makes sense. I'm confused about this.

 

[MGG]

So if I need to turn them 3 times a day does the time I set it count it as a turn or do I need to turn them 3 times after I set, if that makes sense. I'm confused about this.

It doesn't really matter too much, I would just turn them three additional times today. You can never turn them too much as long as your hands are clean and you're being gentle.
It's best to turn them an odd number of times each day too so that they can rest on a different side each night.
Are these shipped eggs?

 

[Josh7182]

It doesn't really matter too much, I would just turn them three additional times today. You can never turn them too much as long as your hands are clean and you're being gentle.
It's best to turn them an odd number of times each day too so that they can rest on a different side each night.
Are these shipped eggs?

Yup this are shipped eggs, it's just been slightly over 24 hours and I wanna put them in. Okay so you're suggesting add them and turn them 3 times after adding it and then go on like normal?

 

[nuthatched]

Putting them in doesn't count as turn since day one if incubation doesn't count, day one is the second day.

 

[LaFleche]

For the first three days the eggs do not need any turning. On the contrary, they should be left alone.
Turning of the eggs will start the morning of day four and from then on 3-5 times daily, last turn on the morning of day 18 (for normal sized chicken eggs). Always make sure to turn the eggs back and forth and not always in the same direction. It is best to mark both sides (X and O) to know which side to turn.
That is how I do it for 20+ years and my hatch rates are very good.

Others will have other routines working for them, of course.

 

[Faraz1]

For the first three days the eggs do not need any turning. On the contrary, they should be left alone.

Should they be kept on their side or pointy end down inside the incubator for the first 3 days ?

 

[Josh7182]

For the first three days the eggs do not need any turning. On the contrary, they should be left alone.
Turning of the eggs will start the morning of day four and from then on 3-5 times daily, last turn on the morning of day 18 (for normal sized chicken eggs). Always make sure to turn the eggs back and forth and not always in the same direction. It is best to mark both sides (X and O) to know which side to turn.
That is how I do it for 20+ years and my hatch rates are very good.

Others will have other routines working for them, of course.

Can this apply for quail eggs? And also what do you mean by not always in the same direction? Does it mean like sometimes when you go from x to o alternating going from left and to right and sometimes you do it from right to left?

 

[LaFleche]

Can this apply for quail eggs? And also what do you mean by not always in the same direction? Does it mean like sometimes when you go from x to o alternating going from left and to right and sometimes you do it from right to left?

The incubation period of Quail eggs is shorter, they usually hatch after 16-18 days. The temperature is also lower than for chicken egg incubation and the humidity a little higher. But this also depends on the kind of incubator you use.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hatching-quail-eggs-and-brooding-quail-chicks.67362/

Marking the eggs with X and O on opposite sides helps to remind you in which direction to turn them: X = right, O = left , which is how I do it.
But of course you can have it the other way round, it does not matter as long as you don't always turn them in the same direction.

Good luck!

 

[LaFleche]

Should they be kept on their side or pointy end down inside the incubator for the first 3 days ?

It does not matter, but with quail eggs I would reduce it to two days of not turning after setting.

 

[Josh7182]

The incubation period of Quail eggs is shorter, they usually hatch after 16-18 days. The temperature is also lower than for chicken egg incubation and the humidity a little higher. But this also depends on the kind of incubator you use.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hatching-quail-eggs-and-brooding-quail-chicks.67362/

Marking the eggs with X and O on opposite sides helps to remind you in which direction to turn them: X = right, O = left , which is how I do it.
But of course you can have it the other way round, it does not matter as long as you don't always turn them in the same direction.

Good luck!

Okay thank you, can i just do it randomly like sometimes left or right?