Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[familypendragon]

Day 20, 1 Blue Marans cross and 2 White Leghorn crosses pipped

 

[ozexpat]

When saving eggs I try to tilt the carton a couple times a day.

Hatch day happening here. I locked down yesterday, first external pip last night, 4 out of 11 are out. These are eggs that just piled up in my 90 degree garage for a week and since I didn't want to waste them I put them in the bator. Not the best way to store eggs. They don't seem to mind it too much.

Following extensive lit searches, I have yet to find any scientific study that indicates any improvement in hatch rates by turning eggs during storage when stored for seven days or less. The single most important factor is keeping the eggs below the cell division temp.

All those egg sellers who really keep their eggs at 55-60F raise their hand. Then show me a picture of your storage unit.

 

[TweetyNPetey]

Day 20, 1 Blue Marans cross and 2 White Leghorn crosses pipped

YAAAAAAY

 

[chicksooner]

Following extensive lit searches, I have yet to find any scientific study that indicates any improvement in hatch rates by turning eggs during storage when stored for seven days or less. The single most important factor is keeping the eggs below the cell division temp.

All those egg sellers who really keep their eggs at 55-60F raise their hand. Then show me a picture of your storage unit.

So I shouldn't have stored my eggs in a pile in my 90 plus degree garage with no turning and possibly upside down... 7 hatched so far 5 more pipped and 1 I am not sure on. So 13 eggs total I think I said 11 earlier. Someday I will count and even keep track of days.

A wine cooler would make for pretty good egg storage but who wants to give up the space for their favorite wine to chill some eggs.

 

[ozexpat]

So I shouldn't have stored my eggs in a pile in my 90 plus degree garage with no turning and possibly upside down... 7 hatched so far 5 more pipped and 1 I am not sure on. So 13 eggs total I think I said 11 earlier. Someday I will count and even keep track of days.

A wine cooler would make for pretty good egg storage but who wants to give up the space for their favorite wine to chill some eggs.

My eggs have never seen 60F but my hatch rates in LA on shipped eggs in the fall and spring are way better than in summer.

 

[familypendragon]

My refrigerator actually runs 55 F and about 47% humidity. Apparently that isn't supposed to be great for food - though we have no problems. (Guess we go through it fast enough to not matter.) But I think that is pretty good for eggs isn't it? My very first hatch I took a bunch out of my fridge up to 2 weeks old from my mutts (didn't know better) and they all hatched great, LOL! Oh, I just remembered this article http://www.brinsea.com/customerservice/poweroff.html so I think 55 F is pretty good.

 

[familypendragon]

Oh, almost forgot why I got on here, LOL! All five eggs in lockdown on day 20 (2 Marans crosses and 3 White Leghorn crosses) are pipped!

 

[ozexpat]

My refrigerator actually runs 55 F and about 47% humidity. Apparently that isn't supposed to be great for food - though we have no problems. (Guess we go through it fast enough to not matter.) But I think that is pretty good for eggs isn't it? My very first hatch I took a bunch out of my fridge up to 2 weeks old from my mutts (didn't know better) and they all hatched great, LOL! Oh, I just remembered this article http://www.brinsea.com/customerservice/poweroff.html so I think 55 F is pretty good.

i hatched 14/24 fertile eggs i bought from trader joes that were almost 4 weeks old and stored at 38F.

Ideal is just that. Most of us deviate from ideal but if we were hatching 1000s of eggs for profit, it may make a difference.

 

[ozexpat]

Oh, almost forgot why I got on here, LOL! All five eggs in lockdown on day 20 (2 Marans crosses and 3 White Leghorn crosses) are pipped!

congrats fpd

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Today is the day to fire the incubator back up. It hit me too late to do it but next batch of eggs I collect I plan to place them in the egg turner to see if I get a better hatch rate. right now I just put them on the counter in a egg box and tilt it side to side once a day.

Hey Did you post pics of the finished coopage n area you were clearing?