Hatching shipped eggs?

[SQbrahmas]

I have quite a few eggs that were shipped to me, that the air cells are broken but the embryos are fine. How should I go about hatching them? In an egg carton or on their side? Does it matter?

Thanks

 

[youngbiddy]

Just to be safe I'd incubate them upright to keep the air cell in the fat end. Good luck, none of my eggs with damaged air sacs ever developed.

 

[SQbrahmas]

Thanks.



Anybody else?

 

[Illia]

Let the eggs sit for 12 hours minimum first, if the air cells are still broken after that, I wouldn't look forward to chicks hatching from those eggs. The wait beforehand is specifically for situations like this - to let the air cell settle back in place again. If you're already incubating them and indeed the embryos are fine, you should be fine. I always prefer the carton method though. Otherwise you'll get chick pinball in there, or worse. . . I've had some very sticky situations with eggs hatching on their sides before.

 

[SQbrahmas]

Yes the eggs are about to hatch in 4 days. What type of carton should I use?

 

[Illia]

Whatever type. I use the ol' fashioned cardboard/paper type, and tear off the top.