When do I stop rotating eggs

[Firsttimechicksxxx]

Hi y’all just thinking when do I stop rotating my eggs? I have never incubated before and it would be helpful to know this!

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Most stop day eighteen when the humidity is raised in anticipation of hatch.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hi y’all just thinking when do I stop rotating my eggs? I have never incubated before and it would be helpful to know this!

Chicken eggs? When you put them into lockdown, day 18

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi y’all just thinking when do I stop rotating my eggs? I have never incubated before and it would be helpful to know this!

If you have never incubated before this is a good informative read ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-beginners-guide-to-incubation.73350/

 

[mcdze]

short answer - when you see a pip ..

 

[Firsttimechicksxxx]

short answer - when you see a pip ..

Most stop day eighteen when the humidity is raised in anticipation of hatch.

I have bantam eggs so they hatch earlier

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Lockdown is usually 3 days before hatch day
So if the hatch day is 18 lockdown would be day 15

 

[BelovedBirds]

I have bantam eggs so they hatch earlier

Once the air cells start to grow, start to drop, I'd put them in lockdown. You can stop turning them a couple days early if you want, say day 15, it won't hurt the eggs

 

[Ridgerunner]

With chicken eggs turning early in incubation is important for different reasons but after two weeks those reasons no longer apply. So you can stop turning after a full 14 days. We normally stop turning and increase the humidity at the same time more out of convenience than anything else.

I have bantam eggs so they hatch earlier

Would you mind letting us know when your eggs actually hatch? I don't do bantam eggs myself. For years I've read that smaller egg might hatch earlier. But it has only been the last couple of months I've seen people on this forum saying things like bantam eggs always hatch early.

 

[Firsttimechicksxxx]

Once the air cells start to grow, start to drop, I'd put them in lockdown. You can stop turning them a couple days early if you want, say day 15, it won't hurt the eggs

What's an air cell