Turning eggs?

[Autmizak]

I put them on a tilt with one end up on a sideways empty carton. Then I just reverse the tilt direction no less than 3 times a day. I have mine in a Styrofoam cooler near my bed with a small ice pack and thermometer. I have been known to get up to use the bathroom late night early morn and give a tilt turn.
We save for only 8 days max.

This is just a regular egg carton, not the one that has my fertile eggs in it. But would tilting it like this be fine? And then just keep switching sides?

 

[Autmizak]

This is just a regular egg carton, not the one that has my fertile eggs in it. But would tilting it like this be fine? And then just keep switching sides?

 

[WVduckchick]

Ahhh okay! Thank you! I think I may still tilt but now I won't feel so stressed if I forget!

Then my job is done! lol

Best of luck for a great hatch!

What kind of incubator are you going to use?

 

[Autmizak]

Then my job is done! lol

Best of luck for a great hatch!

What kind of incubator are you going to use?

I'm using a hovabator, with the fan. It actually just came in today so I have a week to regulate temperature and humidity.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Mine sit on the kitchen counter until I decide to pop them in the incubator. Or the ones on the spare bed, or ones in the sewing/incubator room too. They never get turned or "controlled". Only dated, and I'll incubate anything less than 2-3 weeks old.

**Just adding my 2 cents that its not as critical as some like to make it out to be. (("some" as a general term, not aimed at anyone in particular))

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I agree. When I said "a few times", I really meant whenever I happen to think about it which could be 0 - 5 or so times a day. A broody is not turning eggs until she is ready to sit on them, and they sit out in the nest box and hatch just fine. I do not keep mine cool, just whatever temp the room happens to be, and I am a cheapo so my house might be a bit warmer than some people's (set at 77 during the day and 72 at night).

Last year I was hatching about every 10 days so eggs were usually up to 10 days old, though I did hatch a batch from a guinea nest I found that included 46 eggs from one hen and 22 of them hatched proving that even eggs sitting out in the elements for a few weeks can hatch

 

[Autmizak]

Oh yeah, I definitely know what you mean. I think being that I'm only able to collect 4 eggs, I wanna make sure I don't take any risks ya know?

 

[WVduckchick]

Oh yeah, I definitely know what you mean. I think being that I'm only able to collect 4 eggs, I wanna make sure I don't take any risks ya know?

That makes sense, and i almost mentioned if i had a beloved hen that died and i was trying to save her eggs, or something of that nature, i may be a little more particular. So being smart with them is always a good idea. Just be careful with too much handling that you don't have an accident with them. <knock on wood>

 

[Autmizak]

That makes sense, and i almost mentioned if i had a beloved hen that died and i was trying to save her eggs, or something of that nature, i may be a little more particular. So being smart with them is always a good idea. Just be careful with too much handling that you don't have an accident with them. <knock on wood>

Oh yeah! I have the first egg in a carton, on a towel, under a laundry basket, guarded by gates lol so hopefully it's safe!