Hi! I’m hatching Muscovy eggs for the first time with a borrowed incubator (and it’s been a long while since I’ve done any hatching) and looking for some advice- though I’m sure this is a dumb question I want to make sure I get it right! I found the guide by yinepu when googling and I’ve decided to try to follow all of that but found myself wondering what direction to put the eggs in the turner when they are on their sides. I’ve only ever hatched upright so I want to make sure I’m understanding.
It is a Brinsea Octagon 20 that I’m borrowing from a friend.
I am following the shipped eggs protocol because even though these were laid here, 2 of them have their air cells a bit off center (they are about at the “shoulder” of the egg). -As a side note, these eggs are also the biggest at 82-83g where my others in the batch average 65g.- I’m at about 48 hours of incubation so I’m just about to sit them on the autoturner but keep them upright until day 15. But I do want to lay them down on day 15 since the guide sites this will increase hatchability. -Also as a side note-will the air cell correct itself on those or will it be stuck there? Is that of consequence?-
So, when I lay them on their side at day 15, should I lay them where the auto turner rocks them side to side (how they would roll across a counter), or rocks them pointy end to round end (head over heels)? I feel like side to side like they would roll makes more sense and that’s why I feel silly asking, but if that is the case why are we hand turning with the X O method also since it’s in the same direction as the autoturner?
It is a Brinsea Octagon 20 that I’m borrowing from a friend.
I am following the shipped eggs protocol because even though these were laid here, 2 of them have their air cells a bit off center (they are about at the “shoulder” of the egg). -As a side note, these eggs are also the biggest at 82-83g where my others in the batch average 65g.- I’m at about 48 hours of incubation so I’m just about to sit them on the autoturner but keep them upright until day 15. But I do want to lay them down on day 15 since the guide sites this will increase hatchability. -Also as a side note-will the air cell correct itself on those or will it be stuck there? Is that of consequence?-
So, when I lay them on their side at day 15, should I lay them where the auto turner rocks them side to side (how they would roll across a counter), or rocks them pointy end to round end (head over heels)? I feel like side to side like they would roll makes more sense and that’s why I feel silly asking, but if that is the case why are we hand turning with the X O method also since it’s in the same direction as the autoturner?
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Here’s the photo of them currently. Still upright. They are almost at 48 hours.
