How long should you let shipped eggs rest before incubating

Kahfia said:

Today is day16. I have 7 live embryos, the others either quit or never developed. I have been keeping the eggs upright in cartons and tipping the incubator to turn. It looks to me that the aircells are in good shape. I have two questions. 1. Should I stop turning at day 16 or the usual 18? 2. If the aircells look good, should I lay the eggs down? I'm not sure about them hatching in the cartons. Thanks for any advice!

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Hi,

I have read that about day 16 instead of 18 too and am still not sure about the 'correct' answer?!
Maybe between the two of us we can figure this out (soon).
I just wanted to comment on your second question. My first ever batch hatched out 6 of 7 that ended up in lock down. I was pretty sure the 7th was a 'quitter' but wasn't 100% positive so put it in there anyway. I too used an egg carton to incubate. The 2nd pic below shows how on day 18 (I picked these eggs up in person) I used the top of the egg carton to 'rest' my soon to be hatchlings... I thought it was 'brilliant', for me anyways. I took the eggs, round end up and placed them against the air vents of the carton lid...this way they were still slightly elevated and they had more stability than if laid 'flat' on the grid...also helped keep 'bator' much cleaner for chicks ambulating around waiting on their siblings to get with the 'program'.
Hope this helps. It worked great for me...
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1) How I 'turned' my eggs...I rotated the carton all over that bator! North to South and East to West...then moved cardboard 'angler' around to!
2) How eggs laid tilted up in the top.
3) How well babes hatched and kept bator relatively spot-less.

Now I just have to find that answer to day 16 v 18 ! Please let me know if you find it before me, my current batch was shipped, shabbily, I might add.
Will share either way (if ) when I find it!
Best wishes for a healthy happy hatch!


Sincerely,

I tipped the incubator itself. I stopped at day 16 then laid them flat. I had 7 go to lockdown.4 hatched. 1 tried and I didn't help and it didn't make it. I personally won't hatch shipped eggs again. I think it's too hard on them

Just another thought...
I think this came from the Brinsea sight, but don't quote me because I am literally sick and tired...
Because the different levels of heat layered in a still/thermal air incubator, it's been said that you should always keep your bator flat (on a flat surface) as the uneven heat levels can be 'hard' on incubating eggs.
If I can find that article again I will come back and post it.
If anybody else remembers/knows this please chime in....

I didn't know that. I saw someone else posted somewhere they did that. I think it's hard on the eggs to ship them and no matter what you do, it might not turn out well.

I am expecting shipped eggs that were collected Thursday week ago, making them 8 days or more by the time they arrive today. Is it still better to rest them, or should I be getting straight to the incubator.

BellaSaff said:

I am expecting shipped eggs that were collected Thursday week ago, making them 8 days or more by the time they arrive today. Is it still better to rest them, or should I be getting straight to the incubator.

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How did yours turn out? Same thing here got them today and they were shipped Monday packaged very well

You Stop turning the Chicken eggs at day 18, not 16. Button Quail you stop turning them on day 13, for hatching on day 16.

I have just found this thread. I’ve been hatching my own eggs for around 10 years so my recent shipping experience has me a little nervous (my eggs got lost in the post and 8 days later have arrived. I am going to give them 12 hours. I will take pics of air sacs and keep this thread updated with my results for future reference

How long can shipped eggs survive I am planning on buying and sending to someone in US to then export them outside of US because no seller exports outside of US wanting to know how long they can survive.