Incubating in an Egg Carton

[Fowlisfair]

Hello,
I am curious to know if any of you have tried incubating in an egg carton. I have a cabinet incubator with automatic turning shelves. However, the trays that fit on each shelf are simply hardware cloth bottoms on an angle iron frame. Were I to leave the eggs without a caryon, they would roll around with each tilt cycle and I fear that they would crack or rupture air cells etc. I could use some scrap wire to make cradles for each egg so they could remain on their side. Is that a better option?
For those of you who have tried cartons, did you use cardboard cartons or Styrofoam?
Thanks,
Dick Boechman

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hello,
I am curious to know if any of you have tried incubating in an egg carton. I have a cabinet incubator with automatic turning shelves. However, the trays that fit on each shelf are simply hardware cloth bottoms on an angle iron frame. Were I to leave the eggs without a caryon, they would roll around with each tilt cycle and I fear that they would crack or rupture air cells etc. I could use some scrap wire to make cradles for each egg so they could remain on their side. Is that a better option?
For those of you who have tried cartons, did you use cardboard cartons or Styrofoam?
Thanks,
Dick Boechman

Lots of people hatch out in cut down cartons, (most cut a whole in the bottom for better circulation to the egg.) I've never seen anyone use the foam cartons, just the cardboard, but I am betting they both have been used.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I've used cartons for hatching in and like the method. When I set my eggs in the incubator between the rails they are very upright so this would be the same as incubating in cartons.

As you have described your trays I think I would go for the carton method so your eggs are not rolling about when it turns. I'm right in thinking that you are concerned about them rolling and crashing into each other during incubation? If you use cartons you can prop one side up and then when it's time to turn put that side down and prop the other side up.