POWER OUTTAGE DAY 20! (pg 5) Candling Pics-Blue Splsh Marans eggs

Do you let your shipped hatching eggs rest 12 hours b4 setting them?

  • Always at least 12 hours

    Votes: 2 40.0%

  • Not 12 hours, but at least a couple of hours.

    Votes: 3 60.0%

  • No. It's really not necessary.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Never, who has the patience for THAT?

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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[SEE UPDATE ABOUT POWER OUTTAGE ON DAY 20, ON PAGE 5 w/ pics]

I ordered six Blue Splash Maran eggs from MPC today and 7 arrived, beautiful and intact! I am wondering why they recommend letting them"rest" for 12 hours before setting them in the incubator? What's the difference between now and in 12 hours?

They were well packed and HUGE! I wonder whether the folks at the post office laugh at the cautionary words on the box?
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The 7 Blue Splash Maran eggs with two from my Easter Eggers. I thought I might be able to fit at least one EE in with the Marans, but the Marans are GINORMOUS!
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CANDLING PICS
Incubation, DAY 5: (I Photoshopped the heck out of these so that the veining could be seen better)
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"resting" lets the contents inside settle after the rough journey through the post, as well as allows for the internal temperature of the egg to acclimate to the ambient temperature of the room they're in. You don't want to go sticking cold eggs in the nice warm incubator or they will sweat and potentially ruin by cracking.
 
if the air sack is moved or disturbed by rough postage the 12 hour settling will help settle the air sack a little. cuban is also right about the temp changes.
 
If you've got the time and money why not do an experiment and see? There are differing opinions. Some say longer than 12, but not usually less. One difference I've noticed is some say rest pointy end down some say pointy end up. Right now I've got some in the bator that I've let rest both ways so we shall see. I've x'd the ones pointy end up. Or was that down? Oh well , no the x's are the pointy end ups. hmmmm. Well we'll see on the 29th. Or was that the 30th? hmmm. My rememberer is going bad.
 
Eggs should always be stored pointy end down because the air cell is typically at the round end. This allows for ventillation of gasses that build up inside the egg. Plus it orients the "germ" so the chick isn't upside down at hatch.
 
When i left the eggs to rest i left them large side up. Is this going to cause a big problem ?
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I did extensive studying of the air sacs last year and year before when I got many many dozens of shipped eggs(spent over $1000 on eggs). The sac never gets better no matter how long they set. If it is detached it will not reattach. Many people think it does when in reality it is not a blown air sac but a slightly detached one(one that travels down the side but will not go to the pointy end if attempted). Once the sac is completely detached it does not develop either, but the partial ones do just fine.

I am with cuban on the temp thing, that is the only reason I let my eggs set and I only do it for a couple of hours
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That's the correct way. The large round side up, pointy small end down.
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No i mean i left them like you would leave them in the incubator (not in a carton).
 
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Ok, you're ON! I'll try it and see. The weather has been warm the past two days and they didn't feel cold, so...I'll report back. Stay tuned for details!
 

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