Help, dilemma..... Quick!!

[Munch]

Sorry me again........ another question.......

Hatching eggs through post, let them rest for a day?
Then in incubator with out turning for a day?
Why cant they rest in the inccy for a day?

I have had 6 bantam eggs arrive today, ideally I would like then in the self turner which I put the other eggs, that had rested for a day, in today. I am not going to turn them til tomorrow.

Is it best I just leave to banty's and put them in another incubator tomorrow?

Or

Can I shove them in the self turner that the others have been in for a couple of hours?

[RichmondHens]

I'm confused - why would you rest them for a day and then put them in the incubator and not turn them? Yes they do need resting after travelling but once in the machine you can start turning straightaway. It's no different to setting them under a hen who will start turning them.

[Munch]

Thats what the instructions with the Brinsea said start turning on day 2, do you think they were allowing for the rest day?

If so what would you suggest I do?

Either start turning straight away or stick the bantams in and turn tomorrow?

[Munch]

Or should I stop being lazy and wait til tomorrow and put the bantams in the manual turner?

[Suechooks]

To answer one of your questions they need to rest pointy end down after arriving so if you put them in incubator they'll be on their side. Won't they? They would in my incy anyway.

[Munch]

Of course! (its been a long week!!)

Thanks Sue........ Manual turner it is then!

Thanks

[Munch]

To answer one of your questions they need to rest pointy end down after arriving so if you put them in incubator they'll be on their side. Won't they? They would in my incy anyway.

Sue, what do you do if the eggs are elongated and you cant really tell either end apart?

[petal]

use them for cooking only- chicks hatch at the wider, flatter end where the air will be.

[Suechooks]

What Petal says! I had this discussion with a very knowledgeable man only yesterday! Only incubate good shaped eggs.

[Munch]

Im scuppered then, these are the eggs sent to replace the bad hatch we had before, nearly all of the are this shape!

[Suechooks]

I hadn't realised till my conversation that it can be the cause of chicks developing but not hatching. Its a difficult one though Munch. Are you going to chance it? Are they all the same shape? Which breed are they?