Shuffling eggs

[Lnm130]

Who shuffles eggs around their incubator?

Not turning, but moving their position. Those in the middle to the edges and vice versa. I am running a maticoopx 20.

 

[_Alicia_]

I am at the end of my first hatch in my Maticoopx20 and the only shuffling I did was removing a tray and consolidating down to 3 trays as when I pulled eggs that didn't make it. They started hatching yesterday and I have 4 left to hatch. So far I really like this incubator.

 

[nuthatched]

Turning is really important, why are only shuffling them?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Who shuffles eggs around their incubator?

Not turning, but moving their position. Those in the middle to the edges and vice versa. I am running a maticoopx 20.

I don't do that on purpose or with any system. Mine can get shuffled somewhat when I candle but that is random.

Some people purposefully move their position. The concern is that certain areas may be cooler than others so they move them around so all are affected equally. It's average temperature during incubation that counts much more than any instantaneous temperature. Most commercial incubators should be OK with this but homemade incubators can have cool or hot spots.

I am not aware of any other reason to shuffle the eggs. Do you have a specific concern?

 

[Lnm130]

I don't do that on purpose or with any system. Mine can get shuffled somewhat when I candle but that is random.

Some people purposefully move their position. The concern is that certain areas may be cooler than others so they move them around so all are affected equally. It's average temperature during incubation that counts much more than any instantaneous temperature. Most commercial incubators should be OK with this but homemade incubators can have cool or hot spots.

I am not aware of any other reason to shuffle the eggs. Do you have a specific concern?

No concern, I had just seen it mentioned several times here. Didn't know how common the practice is.

 

[C Siena]

I did the first time I hatched as it appeared that the center was about 1 degree different and I was a nervous first hatcher. I rotated the 5/6 in the middle to the outer ring.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@_Alicia_ How's your hatch coming along?

 

[_Alicia_]

@Ezana4CE Sorry it was a busy weekend! I ended up with 13 of the 14 hatching. The one that didn't make it, pipped but never zipped. Once the final egg hatched I removed it to check (within 24 hour window) and it has already passed. When it pipped it did not puncture the membrane so it may have been a weak chick. It wasn't shrink wrapped and the yolk was fully absorbed. Just not meant to be.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@_Alicia_ Congratulations on what reads like a good hatch. I experienced something similar to the loss. Mine played out very similarly. That part sucks.

 

[Lnm130]

@Ezana4CE Sorry it was a busy weekend! I ended up with 13 of the 14 hatching. The one that didn't make it, pipped but never zipped. Once the final egg hatched I removed it to check (within 24 hour window) and it has already passed. When it pipped it did not puncture the membrane so it may have been a weak chick. It wasn't shrink wrapped and the yolk was fully absorbed. Just not meant to be.

Congratulations on a successful hatch! 13/14 is a great hatch rate! I'm on day 10 today, and will be trying to candle this evening. I think only 2 maybe 3 silkie eggs out of 6 are developing, and my BCM eggs are so dark I can't see anything!