Marking eggs with X and O, yes.
Do eggs have to get turned 180 degrees, or can they be turned 90 degrees each time. Each time meaning 3 times a day?
If not 90, then why?
I'm asking because I don't know how incubator turners work, and I don't think hens turn them 180 when they do.
Thanks.
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Degrees really doesn't matter. Mama hen doesn't measure degrees or count hours between turnings. 180 degrees more or less is easier than anything else for me personally, I pick eggs up, flip them (gently) ass over teakettle and set them back down. It's faster to just roll several at a time, but I always manage to crack some when I do it that way. It just matters that they're turned regularly, it doesn't matter how much.
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Re: turning eggs
Depends on the egg turners. The ones that fit into a little giant turn the eggs 180 each time. The turners in a incuview roll the eggs from side to side 6x a day. Hens are magic! I have used the x and o method and just turned them 180 each time and had successful hatches.
I'm sure others have a better answer than mine! At least more technical.
I'm sure others have a better answer than mine! At least more technical.
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Re: turning eggs
Degrees really doesn't matter. Mama hen doesn't measure degrees or count hours between turnings. 180 degrees more or less is easier than anything else for me personally, I pick eggs up, flip them (gently) ass over teakettle and set them back down. It's faster to just roll several at a time, but I always manage to crack some when I do it that way. It just matters that they're turned regularly, it doesn't matter how much.
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