adding eggs to incubator

[tjb]

currently I only have one EE and I would like to incubate several of her eggs to bring more color to my egg collecting. Would there be any issues to add eggs to the incubator possibly daily until I have say 10 eggs?

 

[PD-Riverman]

currently I only have one EE and I would like to incubate several of her eggs to bring more color to my egg collecting. Would there be any issues to add eggs to the incubator possibly daily until I have say 10 eggs?

YES!! Save the eggs for a week to 10 days and put them in the incubator all at one time-----once a day will just create a lot of problems, even after some hatch--difference in age in a brooder together, etc. Now with another incubator to use as a "hatcher", you can set eggs in one every 7 days say and move those eggs to the Hatcher on their 18 day---let hatch, then clean "hatcher" and be ready to add the nest batch on their day 18, etc, etc. you can do this year round or until you are ready to quit.

 

[tjb]

YES!! Save the eggs for a week to 10 days and put them in the incubator all at one time-----once a day will just create a lot of problems, even after some hatch--difference in age in a brooder together, etc. Now with another incubator to use as a "hatcher", you can set eggs in one every 7 days say and move those eggs to the Hatcher on their 18 day---let hatch, then clean "hatcher" and be ready to add the nest batch on their day 18, etc, etc. you can do this year round or until you are ready to quit.

If I do not have a broody hen, What temp do I need to make sure the eggs are at until I place them in the incubator?
I have been reading and reading, but am still trying to figure it all out. TIA

 

[PD-Riverman]

If I do not have a broody hen, What temp do I need to make sure the eggs are at until I place them in the incubator?
I have been reading and reading, but am still trying to figure it all out. TIA

My home is ACed---in the 70's, I place the eggs in a carton, pointed in down on the floor(cooler on the floor), tilting them 2 maybe 3 times a day if I can. I tilt by placing the end of the carton on something at close a 45 degree, then the next time I just change ends, then change ends again, etc, etc. I never flip mine.

Also you mentioned a broody hen----still the same way----collect the eggs for a week or so and put all under her at the same time/day/minute----not adding any more later---if you did that would create a staggered hatch----not a Good Thing!

 

[CrowHollowFarm]

Agree with Riverman, put them all in at once.

 

[tjb]

My home is ACed---in the 70's, I place the eggs in a carton, pointed in down on the floor(cooler on the floor), tilting them 2 maybe 3 times a day if I can. I tilt by placing the end of the carton on something at close a 45 degree, then the next time I just change ends, then change ends again, etc, etc. I never flip mine.

Also you mentioned a broody hen----still the same way----collect the eggs for a week or so and put all under her at the same time/day/minute----not adding any more later---if you did that would create a staggered hatch----not a Good Thing!

Great info. Thank you so much!