First timer with just a brief question about temperatures and fertility

[cupman]

The temperatures are varying from about 35-50 degrees throughout the days and I want to hatch some new chicks. I have one rooster and 8 hens. My goal was to collect eggs for 4 or 5 days and then put all of them in my hovabator. So I guess my question is about how I should store eggs. I know you keep them small end up and don't wash them, but how about temperature settings? Should I leave them on the table or put them in the fridge?

Also, if I put 5 days worth of eggs in the incubator at the same time will they hatch at the same time or will the eggs laid first also hatch first.

Thanks!

 

[matlock585]

Store them with the pointy end down or on their side. Rotate them a couple times a day at least and keep them in the coolest place you have that isn't as cold as the fridge. 40-60 degrees or so. I sit my eggs I'm collecting on an ice tray on their side and roll them around 2 or 3 times a day. Our kitchen is lower than the rest of the house and it's not connected to the central air, so it's never too warm in there this time of year. I have 11 of my eggs setting and all 11 I collected are developing great.