Condition of Shipped Eggs on Arrival: How Should They Look?

[curranchickens]

Hi there... I have been on another thread that is turning out to be a pretty good resource on how to give shipped eggs the best chance possbile. You should check it out....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/641760/settling-shipped-eggs-necessary-with-auto-turner

Ok, so for the first 7-10 days, no turning at all? then turn until day 18? Just want to make sure I am getting this, because I am going to be getting some shipped eggs soon that I have wanted for quite some time. I want to get this right!!

 

[1muttsfan]

I followed aveca's plan except could'nt quite wait 7 days so started turning on day 5 by raising each egg crate from side to side (still not laying them on their sides). I can not believe how many of my shipped eggs are developing.

 

[angusb]

Where is this "Easter Egg hatch thread" that you mention, Aveca? I see one thread that's about 700+ pages long, but I can't find a shipped eggs cheat sheet.

Thanks.

 

[curranchickens]

Where is this "Easter Egg hatch thread" that you mention, Aveca? I see one thread that's about 700+ pages long, but I can't find a shipped eggs cheat sheet.

Thanks.

The same information is on the other thread you started... [=https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/641760/settling-shipped-eggs-necessary-with-auto-turner/20][/] I did find it on the Easter thread and it was a pain in the bumm! That thing is too long! Don't hold me to the exact number but if memory serves me right it is between post 3721 and 3729

 

[kraftyladies]

I followed aveca's plan except could'nt quite wait 7 days so started turning on day 5 by raising each egg crate from side to side (still not laying them on their sides). I can not believe how many of my shipped eggs are developing.

That's awesome! I wish I had read that prior to this setting of eggs. My incubator is full of shipped eggs. 1 set from a BYCer, and another set from ebay. 27 to start with. When I unpacked the ones from ebay, 2 were wet, I was thinking...grreeattt... Anyways. I let them all sit upright in an egg carton for a day. Incubator has been running for 2 days already. So in they go, the next night...one exploded...yep one of the wet ones. It didn't have any smell when I put it in, but I put it in front so I could watch it. 2 days later the next one goes. down to 25. I candled on day 9 because I couldn't stand it any longer. Looks like 10 clear, and 1 possibly blood ring, very dark shell, so am gonna leave it for a little while longer. 14 developing with movement.

I want to try avecas plan for the next, but I am doing a mixed shipped and my own. So will it hurt my eggs to set 5 days without turning? I mean I know I can open the incubator to turn them, but i hate to drop the temp that many times a day and disrupt the shipped eggs. Any thoughts?

 

[angusb]

Yes, curranchickens, I also looked up that cheat sheet that aveca mentioned and posted the contents and a link to the original post on my other thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...gs-necessary-with-auto-turner/70#post_8658851

By the way, I did finally figure out why I couldn't find any air cells--I didn't realize they would be so tiny, and they were covered up by my candler. I had to rotate and sort of slide the candler around on the big end of the egg (sort of like an ultrasound scan) before I could see the air cells. The eggs were so fresh that the air cells were only about the size of a dime on day one. Now that they've been in for several days, the air cells are bigger and easier to spot. I guess I was looking for something about the size of the air cell you often see when you peel a hard boiled egg, but those eggs are much older. Fresh eggs have a much smaller air cell. Some of them were misshapen like a figure 8 or something, but most were just circular.

 

[XoJennyxO]

I followed aveca's plan except could'nt quite wait 7 days so started turning on day 5 by raising each egg crate from side to side (still not laying them on their sides). I can not believe how many of my shipped eggs are developing.

How high did you tilt the bottom of the egg crate? I'm receiving 6+ some extras (so i might only be using half an egg carton) and am having my ex hatch them using his reptipro5000... i reeeeally want these ones to hatch. Also, do you you cut a hole in the bottom of the crate under each egg?