Eggs not hatching?!

[Lili Smith]

Where are you located, probably not in the USA from the sound of the oven you have. wish I could find one like that.

I am in England.

 

[Pyxis]

I collected some fresh fertile eggs on saturday and will need to put them in the incubator after I have taken the other two out, how long can you leave fertile eggs before they start to become infertile?

10 days is when they start to lose viability, so you've got at least that long

 

[Lili Smith]

10 days is when they start to lose viability, so you've got at least that long

Thankyou for all your help and advice. X

 

[ChickenOwner2313]

A long time ago we hatched a batch of chicks through an incubator, but it took longer than anybody said it would. We were sure it wasn't going to work, and told ourselves we would keep the stinky incubator for two more weeks, and sure enough they hatched. Just be sure to very patient with the eggs, and wait even if your positive they're dead.

 

[getaclue]

You can collect eggs, and save them, up to 10 days. On the 10th. day, put them all in the incubator.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I broody hatch, so I have a dozen eggs set aside for hatching at all times so I have eggs when a hen goes broody. When I gather eggs from the group I want to hatch, I remove that number from the back of the carton move the rest of the eggs towards the back and put the newest eggs in the front and put the eggs I just removed from the carton into the general eating eggs. We don't refrigerate our eggs so technically any of our eggs could be hatching eggs, but since I have only a few birds I want to hatch from at the moment I keep those eggs separated. I've heard of people keeping and rotating their eggs like this even if they don't intend to incubate or broody hatch at that moment just in case something happens to your flock or a particular bird they can hatch eggs from that bird. Hopefully, that makes sense. If not, I can take pictures of my process and describe it in more detail.

 

[WVduckchick]

I broody hatch, so I have a dozen eggs set aside for hatching at all times so I have eggs when a hen goes broody. When I gather eggs from the group I want to hatch, I remove that number from the back of the carton move the rest of the eggs towards the back and put the newest eggs in the front and put the eggs I just removed from the carton into the general eating eggs. We don't refrigerate our eggs so technically any of our eggs could be hatching eggs, but since I have only a few birds I want to hatch from at the moment I keep those eggs separated. I've heard of people keeping and rotating their eggs like this even if they don't intend to incubate or broody hatch at that moment just in case something happens to your flock or a particular bird they can hatch eggs from that bird. Hopefully, that makes sense. If not, I can take pictures of my process and describe it in more detail.

I do a similar thing. I write the date and breed/pen on all of my eggs as I collect them. I very rarely eat any that are less than a week old, just in case a customer or a broody wants them, or if i decide to incubate some. Husband asks "which eggs can I eat?" Lol

This thread reminded me of the old Easy Bake oven I had as a child.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I do a similar thing. I write the date and breed/pen on all of my eggs as I collect them. I very rarely eat any that are less than a week old, just in case a customer or a broody wants them, or if i decide to incubate some. Husband asks "which eggs can I eat?" Lol

Shortly before my last broody hatched her eggs, my SIL used the eggs in my "hatching eggs" carton in dinner. I was not happy. In her defense, I may have not told her not to touch those eggs (I thought I had told everyone) and the carton wasn't marked in any special way except that they were on a different shelf. I was saving them in case something went wrong with that hatch, I had more eggs to give the hen. Fortunately, all 10 eggs that made it past the first week hatched (two were thinner shelled than I thought and broke).

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Eggs begin to lose hatchability the moment they are laid. By the 14th day only about 50% will hatch. Even with the best care and storage it is a waste of electricity to incubate hatching eggs that are 3 weeks old or older.

 

[Lili Smith]

Thankyou everyone with your comments, I made the decision to call it a day with these chicks but wanted to open them and see what the chicks look like, here is a pic for anyone interested in a 17 day old chick .