Set up or lay down? That is the question

[Roxannemc]

Have 50 eggs on the way and a new incubator coming too.
The new incubator will be later than the eggs i think .
I will start them in the turner but when i have over 42 come I will have to put all the eggs out of the turner and laying down to fit all 50 until the new bator comes.

. Then will set 42 of them back up in the turner in the new bator
.
Will that hurt them to be up in the turner for 4 or 5 days then laying down incubating for a few days then up again?
or should i turn them all by hand ?
All this up/down should be in the first week(I hope).

 

[AlienChick]

If you're using a turner, you can also just stack the eggs in the 'bator and place some around the sides.
I marked the stacked eggs with the X and O so I can hand-turn those.

 

[Nsampsel]

My bators are all over stuffed & I turn around 300 or more eggs by hand 3 times per day. Ya just do what ya gotta do. The only time I have ever sat any of my eggs upright hatch rate flatlined, so I just leave mine laying down.

 

[Roxannemc]

If you're using a turner, you can also just stack the eggs in the 'bator and place some around the sides.
I marked the stacked eggs with the X and O so I can hand-turn those.

How were your hatches with a turner.?I am worried now.

My bators are all over stuffed & I turn around 300 or more eggs by hand 3 times per day. Ya just do what ya gotta do. The only time I have ever sat any of my eggs upright hatch rate flatlined, so I just leave mine laying down.

Well i wondered about that my last 2 hatches died too. And eggs under a hen arent upright Humm Maybe ill try down. .?Dont know what to do.... maybe split 1/2 and half!!

 

[Roxannemc]

Would love to get more opinions on this from ppl with sucessful hatchs and especially old timers if possible.
...The natural state is down so why do they make turners that sit the eggs up.?
Have they researched this well.? You would think so but it does take up less space... upwards..Love to see some statistics on this.

 

[AwallRooster]

Would love to get more opinions on this from ppl with sucessful hatchs and especially old timers if possible.
...The natural state is down so why do they make turners that sit the eggs up.?
Have they researched this well.? You would think so but it does take up less space... upwards..Love to see some statistics on this.

Thats a very good QUESTION i would love to here some opions on this , cause i just bought a turner to use 7/21 ,i have a little giant #9200 incubator,and the eggs will be standing up in the auto turner!
please place opions on this subject!!

 

[sweety13]

I don't have experience, but my 1st hatch I used a turner and had a good rate with one batch of eggs, but NOT the other which I am attributing to PO...Also, oddly enough the good hatch was the batch I did not candle becaused they were dark eggs, the bad hatch rate I candled quite a bit. I just set today and I am NOT candling!

 

[yo burrill]

Hmm Interesting... I just put three more chick eggs in, think Ill lay them down this time... Odds are you will have some that wont start developing so may only end up with 42 for the bator after the first candling anyways....

 

[bairo]

Wow... a lot of questions, LOL
I can only really say what I have always done and what I believe in. I dont use turners and probably never will. Partly because I have never used anything but a cooler bator (my lowest hatch rate is 95%) but mainly because it is pretty easy to turn the eggs several times a day. Hand turning also produces a very slight drop in temp that the eggs would experience when mom gets off to eat, drink, poop, etc (usually about 3 times a day) On days I work and have eggs going I just get up a little early and turn them, if my wife happens to get home before I do she will turn them again..if not I get them when I get home. I turn them one or two more times before bed. When I am off I may turn them at lunch time for the second turn. I have never stuck to a super strict schedule. BTW I also incubate at whatever the room humidity is (they refer to it as dry incubation) I'll usually only add water and try to get the humidity up as far as I can on day 18 or lockdown

I guess to answer your main question; If you plan on using the turner...I would not put them thru all those cycles of up/down. I think I would just lay them flat and hand turn them until all is straight with the new bator and turner

 

[Roxannemc]

Wow... a lot of questions, LOL
I can only really say what I have always done and what I believe in. I dont use turners and probably never will. Partly because I have never used anything but a cooler bator (my lowest hatch rate is 95%) but mainly because it is pretty easy to turn the eggs several times a day. Hand turning also produces a very slight drop in temp that the eggs would experience when mom gets off to eat, drink, poop, etc (usually about 3 times a day) On days I work and have eggs going I just get up a little early and turn them, if my wife happens to get home before I do she will turn them again..if not I get them when I get home. I turn them one or two more times before bed. When I am off I may turn them at lunch time for the second turn. I have never stuck to a super strict schedule. BTW I also incubate at whatever the room humidity is (they refer to it as dry incubation) I'll usually only add water and try to get the humidity up as far as I can on day 18 or lockdown

I guess to answer your main question; If you plan on using the turner...I would not put them thru all those cycles of up/down. I think I would just lay them flat and hand turn them until all is straight with the new bator and turner

SEt some in the turner yesterday.
Think i can take them out and lay them down as its such a short time ? Maybe 1/2 and 1/2 see how it goes?