seriously, another question. turning eggs

[mstricer]

Thats the exact reason I bought a turner.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

But my eggs have been on their sides for a day and a half, is it too late to give the carton method a try? And as the last person said, could I use the papery cartons?

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

If they've only been in the incubator for a day & a half, you can move them to egg cartons. I use styrofoam cartons, because I figured paper would absorb some of the humidity out of the air.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Oh good point

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Maybe I should just stick to the original plan, I dnt have any styrofoam cartons

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

I really don't know if it would be a factor, but I ALWAYS question myself!

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Lol I hear ya!

 

[mstricer]

You can also get a turner. I don't know if u have TSC or something similar, but u can get one for about 50$

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Well I totally would have done that by now but we only have one feed store in the area and they do not have a turner, in fact they only had one incubator in the whole store ( remember I live in the city)

 

[HEChicken]

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From my understanding, yes. What I was told when I asked the question, is the paper/cardboard cartons absorb too much of the water when you are trying to keep the humidity up.
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Yeah, I wish that was an option. I made my incubator out of an Omaha Steaks cooler and it was a little too small for a turner to fit in. I actually started a thread asking if they come in bigger sizes and the consensus seems to be "no". I like the Omaha Steaks coolers because the styrofoam is so thick. I'll have to follow up on some of the other suggestions in that thread to try to find a larger cooler that still has thick styrofoam.