placing eggs in the incubator

[Motherof4]

I have a still air incubator. what is best? laying eggs on their sides or using the egg cartons When i tried on their side they kept rolling around. Then I tried in a egg carton with small end down and I'm not sure I'm turning them right. keeping the small end down and just sort of spinning them. Help

 

[Boyd]

Hi there!!! I like to lay the eggs on their side and roll by hand. X on one side and O and the other. Reason being is with a still hair incubator you lift one end of the carton up higher than the other, the higher eggs are closer to the heating element and thus are warmer

Fried eggs? I am assuming of course you have a styro bater of some sort, if its a home made then it's a lil different.

 

[Motherof4]

yes styro the problem is when i lay them on there sides they roll..

 

[lacomo]

I always lay them on their sides and mark them. If the incubator is level how are the eggs rolling? I guess if the incubator bottom is unlevel and not filled to capacity you could put a stick or something on the low side. Maybe you could put them in a ring of some kind or something like that to hold them in place.

 

[JordanFamily]

The easiest way would be to put them in the carton and just lift up one side of the carton and place a book under it to keep that side up and then switch the book to under the other side mid day, and then switch book again before you go to bed.

 

[isabrowneyedsue]

i also had the same problem with the eggs rolling, but i broke down and bought the egg turner, i figure if i decide i don't like the lg incubator, i can make my own around the egg turner, and i won't have to worry about turning them, because i hear you have to do it on a very set schedule, and well, i'm honest, i'm just not that good at set schedules lol. the egg turner takes so much thinking out of it.....def. worth the 40 bucks

 

[Taylor]

on their sides, if you think about it in the real nest they are laying on their sides.