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right, the incubation does not start the day it's laid. this is a common misconception that has people all over grossed out that someone would eat a fertilized egg. they think the flecks of blood that sometimes are present mean it is fertilized (heck, i did, until i did some...
you say the oldest egg is 11 days old. does that mean they have been sitting on it for 11 days, or it is 11 days, and they have been sitting on it for 3? the egg won't start developing until the hen has been sitting (brooding) on it for a period of time (not sure of the exact time, 24 hours...