how long do you hold hatching eggs?

[abelseville]

I read that you can store hatching eggs up to a week or so with no noticeable loss of fertility. does anyone have experience with storing them longer? I would be willing to sacrifice a bit of fertility for a wider selection of eggs to choose from. Thanks!

 

[canada-goose]

I stored mine for eight days and they hatched fine.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

After 7 days, the fertility rate goes down down down......Optimal is 1-3 days.

 

[Kittymomma]

I've only done one hatch in the bator--so far--

and most of the eggs were only a couple of days old, but I put one EE egg in that was 2-weeks old and it hatched. I believe common wisdom is up to 10 days is good, but after that viability drops quickly. Some will still hatch like mine did, but the percentage goes down.