Got eggs, now what?

[key west chick]

So out of 12 I ordered, 6 came in ok. 6 were totally squished. The box wasn't dented so I guess they broke bouncing around inside. My bators set. How long do I need to let them rest before putting them in? I had to rinse them all off cause they had goo all over them from the broken ones. I've e-mailed the lady I got them from and told her half were broken but don't really expect her to replace them. They were cheap anyway but now I'll be lucky if I get a few chickies.

 

[lockedhearts]

Let them rest at least 8 hours since they were shipped. Make sure the Temo & humidity are good in the bator. I usually set my in the evening, and you count Day 1 24 hours from when you set them.

 

[horsejody]

I let my shipped eggs rest 24 hours.