does it matter if eggs lay on there side

[victor miller]

do it matter if the eggs are laying on there side and I turn them everyday or do they need to be stored on there end? this is before the go in the incubator

 

[veggiecanner]

It would be better if they are large end up and turned 2-3 times a day.

 

[victor miller]

so so you think that maybe why I have been having a bad hatch rate like 50 present bet it has been clod here at night.

 

[MySweetChickens]

the bad hatch rate is probably from them getting chilled

 

[veggiecanner]

I am having the same problem. I did have better Hatches last summer when it was warmer.

 

[VickieB57]

I thought we were supposed to store the eggs in temperature around 50 degrees if we were saving for the incubator... :/ I've been putting mine in a Styrofoam cooler with just a little ice,trying to keep it about 50 degrees.

Are we supposed to be turning them during this storage period also?

 

[veggiecanner]

They can stick during this time period .so yes it helps.

 

[victor miller]

I gat them as much as I could and put them on top of are frige and turned them every day now I am doing it 2 times a day. getting ready to put 60 in the incubator and we will see what happens