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Hmm... I wonder if it's because there's not enough 'grip' on the base mesh....or the stroke(distance of travel) of the device is not long enough for the egg to turn 180 degrees? Sorry, engineering trouble shooting brain kicking in.
Wonders then, if the 180 degree turn hatchers seem to employ 3 or 5 times a day is necessary....or just any frequent movement is enough to 'cook' an egg properly.
It does turn a full 180 degrees over the course of 4 turns, it just doesn't do it all in one go. There's an arm that turns in a circle and scoots the tray over a bit each time. I think the idea is just to jostle them to make sure the yolk doesn't stick to one place, and to make the embryo move to get back into position for exercise
If you think about it, a hen just adjusts eggs randomly under her. I doubt she marks her eggs and takes note of how many degrees she turns each of them.