How do you store your eggs before setting them in the incubator?

I dont. I keep them on the counter in racks. I usually dont let them sit more than a couple days.

 

I keep mine in the coolest part of the basement. I set every 7 days.

 

x2 on the 7 day limit.

 

egg carton on the counter... or somtimes in the fridge if i'm not sure i'm gonna hatch them

 

you can refrigerate eggs you wanted hatch? For how long?

 

egg crate in the utility room around 60 degrees pointy end down. collect for 5 days and put in incubator.

 

I collect for about a week at a time and store them in a styro cooler in a room we don't really heat. It stays in the lower to mid 50s there. High humidity is important so I put damp paper towels or water beads in a jar in the opposite side of the cooler to keep the humidity around 70% - 80%. I keep them in an egg carton and switch propping sides a few times a day. I have very good luck hatching them this way.

 

Quote:Probably not ideal storage, but if I'm not sure if I plan to eat them or incubate them I put them in the fridge anyway. I threw 7 maran eggs in the bator almost 2 weeks ago, the eggs were in the fridge for at least a week if not longer, and 6 of them are developing

in the past I've refrigerated quail eggs while I waited to get enough to fill my turner it usually took a little over 2 weeks to get as many as I wanted, and I still had 80% hatch rates