First time incubating!

[AudreyRangel]

Hello! I posted this question a while back but didn't get much feedback. I'm hoping this post will get a little more attention! I am doing research to prepare for my first time incubating eggs. I have read that I need to keep the eggs in 50⁰ temperature until I am ready to incubate them. Is this true? If so how do you guys go about doing this during the summer time?? I've also read that I can take the eggs straight from the nest and into the incubator. Would I need to let the eggs come to room temperature first, or just put them right in?
I know that was a pretty loaded post lol!!

On another note, my duck (Bo) laid her first egg yesterday!!

 

[MGG]

Hello! I posted this question a while back but didn't get much feedback. I'm hoping this post will get a little more attention! I am doing research to prepare for my first time incubating eggs. I have read that I need to keep the eggs in 50⁰ temperature until I am ready to incubate them. Is this true? If so how do you guys go about doing this during the summer time?? I've also read that I can take the eggs straight from the nest and into the incubator. Would I need to let the eggs come to room temperature first, or just put them right in?
I know that was a pretty loaded post lol!!

On another note, my duck (Bo) laid her first egg yesterday!!

Congrats on your duck's first egg!
Do you have all of the eggs you wish to incubate? The fresher the better. If they are very cold they need to slowly come to room temp to avoid sweating, but if they're already warm they can and should go right in. It's only necessary to store eggs when you don't have the amount you want to set, and are waiting for more. This is so you can set them all at the same time and don't have staggered hatches. I hope this makes sense. If you have any more questions let me know!