[wolfie]

Following my recent post about our faulty incubator, we have kept the eggs warm, put them in the new R-COM and low and behold, that is faulty too (this time the turning mechanism doesn't work).  We have been hand-turning and think we have seen definite movement in a good few eggs so..are they likely to hatch 21 days from when they first went in or will the 2 days out (but kept warm) affect the dates? Also we have lost faith in the all auto R-COM (which is 3 days wrong on it's date programme after being replaced) and wonder should we fiddle with it and try and change the humidity from 45% to more for the last three days or leave it and hope for the best?  Eggs may be hatching on 8th sept so any advice at all would be brilliant, Thanks

[The Chicken Lady]

Egss should not be turned for the last 3 days. I would just leave them in the incubator and hope for the best. I do not have an automatic incubator so have always turned by hand 3 times a day. I just pop at pot of water in for the last 3 days. I have found some eggs like bantams hatch earlier than 21 days others have taken longer but have not had any problems by not turning them.