4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[syed_king12]

please help me i dont know what way to turn them around or rotate them using hand

[Willow]

What type of incubator do you have ?

[syed_king12]

covattuto 12 egg eco

[Cinnamon]

Did it not come with instructions?

[syed_king12]

sadly no i just want to know what way i should turn the eggs when using hand, upwards or downwards or side to side

[bronze]

Put them on their side and mark one side with cross so that they are all the same way up. Turn them to the other side three times a day and you should be fine. I turn morning, lunch and evening.

[syed_king12]

thank you very much for the replys

[Duckmomma]

Can I just add that you should not turn them in the same direction each time.

If you turned them to the left first, the next time you should turn them back to the right.

This avoids twisting and damaging the threads(once again have forgotten what they are called, somthing like Chellazzee I think) that hold the embryo in the centre of the egg.

As long as you turn them an odd number of times you will be fine, three, five or seven times a day is good The reason for turning them an odd number of times is so that they do not end up resting on the same side every night, which will be the longest time they are left without turning, and can stick to the shell.

I always keep a list for each day.

I write the time,

which way they were turned (to the right or the left)

And which symbol(cross or circle) was uppermost after turning

It really helps to keep track as it is easy to forget which way you turned them last etc.

 

Edited to add... I always mark with a cross one side and circle the other so it helps to see if you have tuned them right over properly

[The Dogmother]

Hi Syed - what breeds are you hatching and how many eggs do you have in the incy?

 

Will they be egg-laying hens or meat birds and do you have contingency plans for the males that will inevitably hatch?

[syed_king12]

hi there claret and others i am hatching polands frizzle crossbreed i am planning them for eggs

[The Dogmother]

Lovely birds Syed, but not great layers if you want eggs - they're more ornamental for showing.

[syed_king12]

i have got some polands normal i would just like to ask are polands good layer or good table birds

[Christian]

Please excuse my ignorance, but I thought Polands were bantams??

 

Bantams tend to not lay brilliantly and are too small for table birds

[The Dogmother]

Polands come in both sizes guys, but they're nto for either meat of eggs really. They are pure breed birds that are used for showing or just the pleasure of ownership - they don't lay a heck of a lot of eggs, nor do they have enough meat on for eating.

 

Sorry Syed, if you want meat birds or prolific layers then you're barkign up the wrong tree with those lovely Polands. What will you do with any males birds?

[syed_king12]

oh ok my friend is offering me to give me some brahma eggs and he says they can grow quite big

[syed_king12]

yeh with the males i will keep them they look like the coolest bird out of all the chickens thats what my son says..

[Mrs Frugal]

Have you checked that you're allowed to keep cockerels in your garden, Syed? I'm in a suburban area and am not permitted to keep any because of the noise they make. It might be worth checking if you've not already done so.

[syed_king12]

yes im aloud thanks but it was a looooong process i had to ask all my neighbors and the council... but in the end i got the permission

[Mrs Frugal]

Lucky you!! That's good news .

[syed_king12]

but the bad thing was that it was a long wait at the council office when it was a hot smelly and the worst of conditions in thier office

[syed_king12]

now i need a little halping hand... has anyone kept rhea if someone has then what should i feed them because 1/2 rhea has hatched

[Mrs Frugal]

Are you joking ? They're big, aren't they? Do you have a smallholding or something, Syed? Don't you think that you ought to have done some research on these BEFORE hatching them out so you were prepared and knew what to do with them ??

 

I doubt if anyone on here has ever hatched out any rheas. You'd be better off asking for information on somewhere like the River Cottage forum.

[Christian]

 

Oh Syed you are a laugh!

[Egluntyne]

Ditto to Kate's reply.

 

It is rather irresponsible to embark upon hatching without having done thorough research beforehand.

 

Rhea are not really within the field of expertise of most Omleteers, so I suggest you get googling.

[bronze]

From what I've gathered rhea eat unprepared owners