So a while ago I posted a thread about 6 eggs that I took from a broody hen that I didn't trust. OF the 6, 5 were fertile and they are all doing well. But my family decided that since we are using such a huge incubator, they wanted to add 12 more eggs. And then 3 more. And then 7 turkeys eggs that were put in one day at a time. And then 5 more eggs. So we have some super scattered hatch dates all the way into July. But the original 6 (5) are supposed to hatch in 3 days (6/2/22), so I need to stop turning them today. But the incubator egg holders are set on a swinging arm that slowly rocks the eggs all at once. I can't take the holder that the 5 are on without having to tip the entire incubator holders on their sides and take them out one at a time, which is not an option since we have a packed incubator. The eggs aren't turning that much though, would it be alright for them to keep rocking during the hatching time? But another thing I worry about is the space in between the egg holders. It might be horribly possible that a newly hatched might gets it's little foot or leg stuck in between two of the racks and when they rock over the other way, end up crushing the poor thing. We have another incubator that is smaller that we considered moving the hatching eggs into, but the incubator doesn't have as high of a hatching rate as this one. Would it be too much of a risk to move them to another incubator?
I have no idea what to do. Please help.
I have no idea what to do. Please help.
