How many days to save eggs

[cmobley]

I know the general rule is 7 days on eggs. A wild hen will lay for 2 weeks before sitting does anyone else keep eggs that long before incubating and notice any hatching effects? Just wondering I’ve always went by the 7 day rule but can set more eggs at once being able to wait.

 

[R2elk]

I know the general rule is 7 days on eggs. A wild hen will lay for 2 weeks before sitting does anyone else keep eggs that long before incubating and notice any hatching effects? Just wondering I’ve always went by the 7 day rule but can set more eggs at once being able to wait.

I normally collect eggs for 14 days before incubating. The general rule is 7 to 10 days.

They can be kept for up to 28 days with the proper storage technique which includes storing them pointy side up and no turning in a carton inside of a plastic bag in a cool, humid area.

One person I know stores her eggs inside a cooler.

 

[cmobley]

I normally collect eggs for 14 days before incubating. The general rule is 7 to 10 days.

They can be kept for up to 28 days with the proper storage technique which includes storing them pointy side up and no turning in a carton inside of a plastic bag in a cool, humid area.

One person I know stores her eggs inside a cooler.

Why do they store them pointy side up and not down does that help save the air cell or something?

 

[R2elk]

Why do they store them pointy side up and not down does that help save the air cell or something?

It helps prevent evaporation thus keeping the air cell from getting bigger.

 

[Molpet]

14 days, but I had a bait egg that was a month old that hatched under the turkey hen.

 

[cmobley]

I’ll save mine that way I’m only getting one or 2 days every couple days right now it’ll take time to save these up.