Help/Advice requested for shipped eggs

[chickens really]

What would you suggest? This is all new to me and that is the best advice I could find online...happy for any suggestions you might have.

The ones you think are detached I'd put in a carton section and the others lay on their side and only begin to turn Tomorrow..once the others are developing they can go on their sides too.

 

[bex1983]

The ones you think are detached I'd put in a carton section and the others lay on their side and only begin to turn Tomorrow..once the others are developing they can go on their sides too.

Thanks, I wish someone more experienced were here to candle my eggs and tell me for sure whether I’m seeing everything correctly. My current batch waiting to hatch was from a neighbor so no air cell issues...

 

[chickens really]

The ones you think are detached I'd put in a carton section and the others lay on their side and only begin

Thanks, I wish someone more experienced were here to candle my eggs and tell me for sure whether I’m seeing everything correctly. My current batch waiting to hatch was from a neighbor so no air cell issues...

im sure you will do fine...The more we think the more mistakes we make...

 

[Knighstar679]

The ones you think are detached I'd put in a carton section and the others lay on their side and only begin to turn Tomorrow..once the others are developing they can go on their sides too.

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I have an upright turner so it rocks the eggs back and forth from side to side without setting them on their sides.

Very likely if you’re not seeing an air cell they were likely super fresh and fine.

I mist and cool my duck eggs after day 7. It was recommended as something to do to improve hatch in Story’ Guide. But many do well without it.

 

[chickens really]

X2

I have an upright turner so it rocks the eggs back and forth from side to side without setting them on their sides.

Very likely if you’re not seeing an air cell they were likely super fresh and fine.

I mist and cool my duck eggs after day 7. It was recommended as something to do to improve hatch in Story’ Guide. But many do well without it.

Yes..I have never misted an egg ever and have excellent hatch rates..

 

[Sea Wolf]

As you are not supposed to wash eggs for an incubator, I would also assume that misting them with water is also going to encourage bacteria to enter the shell. The incubator I have also has an egg turner inside that holds 40 eggs. The eggs are held, large end up and tilted back and forth automatically. Saves me from remembering to turn them and, the more the incubator stays closed the better. Humidity in there is easily controlled between 50 and 70 or more. High right now because I have eggs expected to hatch today or tomorrow.

 

[Knighstar679]

I figured if someone like Dave holderread was recommending it. It can’t be all bad in many situations. Which is why I do it. I do stop misting before lockdown.

 

[bex1983]

X2

I have an upright turner so it rocks the eggs back and forth from side to side without setting them on their sides.

Very likely if you’re not seeing an air cell they were likely super fresh and fine.

I mist and cool my duck eggs after day 7. It was recommended as something to do to improve hatch in Story’ Guide. But many do well without it.

Yes..I have never misted an egg ever and have excellent hatch rates..

As you are not supposed to wash eggs for an incubator, I would also assume that misting them with water is also going to encourage bacteria to enter the shell. The incubator I have also has an egg turner inside that holds 40 eggs. The eggs are held, large end up and tilted back and forth automatically. Saves me from remembering to turn them and, the more the incubator stays closed the better. Humidity in there is easily controlled between 50 and 70 or more. High right now because I have eggs expected to hatch today or tomorrow.

I figured if someone like Dave holderread was recommending it. It can’t be all bad in many situations. Which is why I do it. I do stop misting before lockdown.

I had definitely read both methods but figured it made sense that we are trying to imitate nature and mama duck gets off, swims, and comes back with wet feathers and since I didn’t wash the first batch I assumed the protective coating was still on the shell to stop bacteria from getting in (I figured washing them requires scrubbing that takes the coating off and just misting doesn’t necessarily wash the coating off..who knows) So many different ways and opinions and experiences out there, Oy. I did it with the first batch but they weren’t dirty, this new batch is a different story...maybe I won’t mist them when the day comes. I haven’t had any hatch yet from the first batch so I can’t say whether the misted batch is a success or failure.

 

[Sea Wolf]

I read the original post and saw that they were Ancona eggs. I thought you were referring to the Italian Ancona chicken. I totally missed that it was in a duck forum. It does seem that you mist duck eggs to dry them out.