Salutations!

[Lady 0rpington]

Evening:
This is Susan in New Brunswick Canada.
I'm a relatively new chicken person, this being my second year with a backyard flock of 5 lavender orpington and 9 bresse which I hatched myself. I'm out in the country so I get to have a couple roosters too. I also have a small gang of bobwhite quail. I am attempting to hatch out another batch of bresse and have discovered that the egg-turner mechanism hasn't been working for potentially as long as 6 days (11-15). I got the lockdown incubator going and am hand turning every 8 hours. It's day 16 and I'm starting to really worry about how bad this batch might be from the lack of turning. i would really appreciate any experienced opinions on whether I should continue the hatch, or let them go quietly into that good night. Sorry for the downer of an introduction.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi, and welcome to BYC!

I doubt that mattered because the most important turning is Day 1-14 and you got most of those days covered. By that time, they're at a size where they are more mobile and won't stick to the side. I'd candle them and you'll probably be able to see them moving.

Wishing you a great hatch!

 

[Lady 0rpington]

Hi, and welcome to BYC!

I doubt that mattered because the most important turning is Day 1-14 and you got most of those days covered. By that time, they're at a size where they are more mobile and won't stick to the side. I'd candle them and you'll probably be able to see them moving.

Wishing you a great hatch!

thank you so much for the reply, that is very good to know. i sure hope they are okay. do you think i should continue hand turning, or just think of them as in lockdown a few days early? i don't like opening the incubator so often. it's going down to 3 C tomorrow night, so it's still cold and drafty here.

 

[muddy75]

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Susan, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Good luck with the hatch.

 

[Lady 0rpington]

Hello Susan, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Good luck with the hatch.

thank you....chicken fingers crossed

 

[Bsmac]

Evening:
This is Susan in New Brunswick Canada.
I'm a relatively new chicken person, this being my second year with a backyard flock of 5 lavender orpington and 9 bresse which I hatched myself. I'm out in the country so I get to have a couple roosters too. I also have a small gang of bobwhite quail. I am attempting to hatch out another batch of bresse and have discovered that the egg-turner mechanism hasn't been working for potentially as long as 6 days (11-15). I got the lockdown incubator going and am hand turning every 8 hours. It's day 16 and I'm starting to really worry about how bad this batch might be from the lack of turning. i would really appreciate any experienced opinions on whether I should continue the hatch, or let them go quietly into that good night. Sorry for the downer of an introduction.

Hello! Welcome to BYC! Enjoy yourself here!

 

[Debbie292d]

thank you so much for the reply, that is very good to know. i sure hope they are okay. do you think i should continue hand turning, or just think of them as in lockdown a few days early? i don't like opening the incubator so often. it's going down to 3 C tomorrow night, so it's still cold and drafty here.

You certainly could stop hand-turning their last week. I do a 4-5 day lockdown most of the time anyway, as these silkies have pipped as early as Day 18.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, Susan and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
Good luck with your hatch!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join us! Make yourself at home here!