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All correct but just turning that type of turner off and leaving it in for hatching is not good advice.She said don't set them until they sit for 24 hours, when I set them don't turn for the first 5 days and set them upright-
After 5 days turn on the turner and at lockdown turn it off.
At this point she said,
All looking good thankfully non are injured just remove that type of turner during hatching from now on.
It tells me its at 99.5 the majority of the time. I was wondering if maybe it's starting to read wrong but i wasn't sure.How often are you candling your eggs? I only candle on day 7 (chickens) or day 10 (turkeys) then again when they're going into lockdown, unless I think I have a problem.
Also, if your eggs are taking longer than usual, it may be that the ambient temperature where your incubator sits is lower than it was during other hatches. If that's the case, your incubator temp might be very slightly lower (.1 or .2 degrees F), which will increase incubation time. The incubator will be working harder to maintain temp. Different incubators are more or less effected by this depending on construction.
Generally speaking, warmer incubation temp = shorter incubation time and vice versa.
I had 4 day 18/19 quitters which is highly unusual for me- the others started hatching on day 22 and all finished by the night of day 23.What happened with your hatches?