Do shipped eggs need to be refrigerated during the "rest" period?

[Germaine_11.20]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if shipped eggs need to be put in the refrigerator during the 6-24 hours they are supposed to rest before incubation? Do they need to be at a 45 degree or can they lay flat?
Thank you

 

[Germaine_11.20]

oops posted in the wrong forum, sorry

 

[scbatz33]

Don't refrigerate them. Just put them somewhere out of the way and preferably out of the sun and let them "relax". I always unwrap them and put them small end down in an egg carton. I let them sit til the next morning around 7 am when I set them in the incubator. Seems to work just fine.