I am only getting about two eggs a day from my girls and I want to hatch out some of them and was wondering what should I do with the eggs I collect in the mean time? What temp do I store them and how long do they last for stored? I am new to this hatching business and just have alot of questions about it...
Quote:We kept ours at room temp in the kitchen until we were ready to put them in. We turned them a few times a day and they turned out fine.
Quote:I will share what I read recenctly on what I believe to be a reputable site. Older eggs, older than ten days, can have leg problem when they hatch. Turning the eggs sounds like sound advice.
Store them large end up. Turn them a couple times a day. Keep them in cool temps. When I hatch eggs, I have held them up to 2 weeks and they hatched just fine.
I always stored them in the cellar at a temp. of approximately 60 degrees F and humidity around 50%. I stored them on their side marked with a big X and turned them daily. I successfully hatched eggs older than 2 weeks, but found that optimum results were achieved on eggs stored a shorter period of time. Basically, I kept eggs until I had enough to fill the incubator.
