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turning eggs

Post by KimChick » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:24 am

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.
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Best Answer by windwalkingwolf » Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:51 pm
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

Post by Kbr42 » Sat Apr 07, 2018 3:04 pm

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.

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Re: turning eggs

Post by windwalkingwolf » Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:51 pm

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

Post by KimChick » Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:57 pm

Thanks!
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