Totally oval eggs - can't tell which is pointy end.

[Trmacc]

Help. I have got 4 or 5 completely oval dark maran eggs to go in my incubator. I have candeled them but can’t see where air sac is so I have no way of knowing which is the “pointy” end. Not sure what to do, I thought I could put them in my incubator cradles on their sides, rather than vertically on one end, so they would still be getting turned but not end to end, side to side instead? OR do I just put them in at my best guess and candle again in a week to see if I can spot the air sacs? How important is the air sac at the start of incubation? Also got lovely legbar eggs but they are thankfully a regular egg shape. On a mission to get the perfect Olive egger one day, Thank you.

 

[MGG]

Help. I have got 4 or 5 completely oval dark maran eggs to go in my incubator. I have candeled them but can’t see where air sac is so I have no way of knowing which is the “pointy” end. Not sure what to do, I thought I could put them in my incubator cradles on their sides, rather than vertically on one end, so they would still be getting turned but not end to end, side to side instead? OR do I just put them in at my best guess and candle again in a week to see if I can spot the air sacs? How important is the air sac at the start of incubation? Also got lovely legbar eggs but they are thankfully a regular egg shape. On a mission to get the perfect Olive egger one day, Thank you.

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Is there any way you can take out the turner and incubate them on their sides? Then you could just manually turn them. I don't think incubating pointy end up is a good idea, if one should happen to slip by. Candle both ends of the egg in a really dark room and look hard. You might spot them. If they're hard to see must mean the eggs are nice and fresh! Lol.
Olive Eggers are awesome. Good luck with your project!

 

[NatJ]

Not sure what to do, I thought I could put them in my incubator cradles on their sides, rather than vertically on one end, so they would still be getting turned but not end to end, side to side instead?

Sounds like a good idea. Eggs can certainly do fine on their sides--just look what a hen does!

After the first week, you will probably be able to candle and find air cells. And once you know where the air cells are, you can treat them the same as any other eggs.