Turning eggs

[NawtyBits]

I'm going to try to hatch some of my eggs. I've read a ton of stuff, but need some clarification on turning.

When you hand turn, you turn them 3 or 5 times a day, and it appears you turn them 180 degrees on their sides.

Some of the homemade turners appear to only tilt eggs, say 45 degrees to the left, then 45 degrees to the right. Is this correct, or am I misinterpreting the pictures?

How much turning/tilting is sufficient??

Thanks!!

 

[cowman910]

the point of turning them is so that the embryo keeps moving and doesnt stick to the shell so you can turn them however you want as long as the air cell is pointed up and the pointy end of the shell is down

 

[Ridgerunner]

Check out these sites. They will answer questions you did not know you had.

Texas A&M
http://gallus.tamu.edu/Extension publications/b6092.pdf

Nebraska
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=62

 

[NawtyBits]

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Thanks!

So, if I make a home made turner of sorts, and it tilts 45left and 45right, will not the chick "settle" to the "bottom" and stick?

 

[killer]

30 deg or less is all you need. they will float to the side that is up.

 

[NawtyBits]

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Ahh. Floating, not sinking. Funny thing that. All of the stuff I've read has never mentioned anything about floating. Sticking, yes..turning, yes...but never the "physics" of it.

Floating.

Thank you.