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Turn eggs same time every day?

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by shelleyb1969, Aug 11, 2008.

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  1. Aug 11, 2008 #1
    shelleyb1969

    shelleyb1969 Star Bright Farm

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    How important is it to turn the incubating eggs at the same time every day? Can I be off an hour or so either way?
     
  3. Aug 11, 2008 #2
    monarc23

    monarc23 Coturnix Obsessed

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    I didn't/dont, I know birds dont either, they do it when they well....do it. LOL I make sure to roll my eggs daily atleast 3 times a day...sometimes more. I have no set schedual it's whenver I think about it. However, I do roll them at 10 am every morning.

    I have pipping as I type this, so I did something right..lol
     
  5. Aug 11, 2008 #3
    Wildsky

    Wildsky Wild Egg!

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    Quote:Not important - mother hens can't tell time, and they manage to hatch more than we do! [​IMG]
     
  7. Aug 11, 2008 #4
    Tuffoldhen

    Tuffoldhen Flock Mistress

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    It's perfectly okay ..no set hour to turn just that you turn them...I like turning odd numbers of times a day like 3 or 5 ...it's just to exercise the embryo and to keep the embryo from sticking to one side of the egg....
     
  9. Aug 11, 2008 #5
    hatchcrazzzy

    hatchcrazzzy Chillin' With My Peeps

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    no difference in the the hatch
     
  11. Aug 11, 2008 #6
    shelleyb1969

    shelleyb1969 Star Bright Farm

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    Thanks everyone! Now that I think about it...hens don't tell time! [​IMG] This is my first time hatching, so maybe I should start thinking like a hen, huh? [​IMG] Is it possible to turn them too much? And here's something to think about...how does a hen regulate humidity? [​IMG]
     
  13. Aug 11, 2008 #7
    monarc23

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    how does a hen regulate humidity....[​IMG]


    well someone may have a more scientific more technical answer....

    however heres mine...


    make a fist, and hold it that way for a few mins...notice moisture? WALA humidity! [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
  15. Aug 12, 2008 #8
    chickenfanatic

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    no problem on turning at different times of the day even a few hours off as long as it gets done ur fine. goooood luck [​IMG]
     

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