Turning eggs

[Chick1043]

Hi, I'm thinking about hatching some eggs! I know you are exposed to turn them three times a day but what about at night? And is there a special way to turn them? Like vertically or horizontally? Do I just role them over or what? Haha, Thanks.

 

[jettgirl24]

I turn mine twice a day usually, sometimes three or four if I'm home. I keep mine in egg cartons to make turning easier since I can't fit an auto turner in my homemade bator. Turning each egg can get really time consuming if you're setting quite a few and you're letting more heat and moisture out when you have the bator open for longer. So since mine are in cartons I cut some 2 x 4's into triangles and I just flip the cartons from one side of the triangle to the other. Takes less than 10 seconds

 

[Chick1043]

So do I flip them from side to side or up and down? Does it matter?

 

[hlf1996]

When I hand turn mine, I put an X on one side and an O on the other. Make all eggs have the same letter up and turn then from X to O three times a day.

 

[Chick1043]

Do I turn them UP and DOWN or SIDE to SIDE? Okay here's the egg- O Like this ^v or <>????

 

[hlf1996]

I said I put the X and O on the sides. You then from side to side. Three times a day. Good luck
Edit to say: You turn them from side to side.

 

[yinepu]

if they are standing upright (pointy end down) you ALWAYS keep the large end up.. just tilt them from side to side like \\ /
if they are laying on their side just roll them over a bit

 

[Chick1043]

Okay! That makes a lot more sense! Thanks!!