Eggs awaiting incubation

[hunter1hall]

I am being told that the eggs have to be large side up while waiting to be put in the incubator. He is telling me that the eggs I have gotten in the mail wont develope because they were packaged and shipped with the correct ends up. Is there any truth to this at all? The eggs I got shipped were in the box turned on their sides. Please help me on this.

 

[jqs birds]

Generally you want to store the eggs large end up. The problem with shipped eggs is now the position they were shipped in.
Remember eggs hatched under a broody hen are usually laying on there side.
I did read an aricle several years ago suggesting that eggs stored pointy end up may hatch better?
The most important thing about storing eggs is to keep them cool and to turn them at least twice a day.

 

[Hidden Blessings Farm]

Normally store eggs large end up but the main thing is temperature and keeping them turned. When eggs are shipped they are normally laying on their side and hatch fine.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

The eggs get turned every which way in the mail. Always different. They just toss them around.

How you incubate them is the inportant part. Pointy end down.