Hatching Eggs that Haven't been Turned

[healtyfeathers]

I bought 30 fertile eggs from a market. They are only 3 days old, and they haven't been turned during that time. How do you think this will effect hatchability?

Update: Some of the eggs were stored narrow end down. Will the air sack move to the wrong end?

 

[Deej211]

they only need turning once set.

 

[peternaaman]

Its okay if they wasnt turned before set in incubator it doesnt matter

 

[healtyfeathers]

Thank you guys! Now, if them being stored wrong end down (only some of them) isn't an issue then we should get a good hatch.

 

[WalnutHill]

The air cell won't move to the other end unless those eggs are scrambled. Put them in fat end up and go for it!

 

[123RedBeard]

People say to have the fat end up (that is where the air cell is) pointy end down

Chickens leave them on their sides ...

 

[WalnutHill]

People say to have the fat end up (that is where the air cell is) pointy end down

Chickens leave them on their sides ...

Yes they do, and that works too, but if you are using an auto turner with standard rails, or eggs that have been shipped, then fat end up is the way to go.

Plus a turner means less fiddling with eggs, like when you have to travel for business or just don't want to be a slave to your incubator, and it also lets me fit 20% more eggs in one tray.

 

[healtyfeathers]

I wish we had a turner, but we don't. I know of a guy who put 90 eggs into an incubator, fat end down and NONE of them hatched. Our eggs weren't shipped, so I'm laying them on their sides in the incubator.