INCREASED "Hatchability" Study (egg STORAGE method)

This is a surprisingly "radical" approach to storage of hatching eggs. Perhaps it could be advantageous to those who "ship" hatching eggs.

A "novel approach" to increasing hatchability in "stored" eggs:

NOTE: Near the end of the page you can "click" on a place that will give you the article in PDF form.

http://www.worldpoultry.net/article...re-storage-increases-hatchability-id1631.html


-Junkmanme-

 

Southernbelle, (love the name!)

The graphs show that it did work. It seemed to work best when the newly laid eggs were incubated immediately at correct temperature and humidity for between 3 to 6 hours and NO MORE. Then the eggs were "stored" pending later incubation.

interesting, certainly,
-Junkmanme-

 

momto5rascals2angels,

"So they basically jumpstart the incubation process and then halt it?"

YES, this is also my understanding of what they were doing.

It didn't mention, as I recall, the temperature at which the eggs were subsequently stored, but I would suspect that temperature to be 50 F to 60F (just a guess). The storage temperature at hatcheries is common knowledge, I'm sure. I just don't happen to know what it is.......

-Junkmanme-
P.S. Are the 5 rascals "the girls" and the 2 angels "the boys"? That would be my "twisted" presumption....... (I raised 3 girls and 1 boy.....so, I sorta speak from "experience". Thankfully, my children haven't asked ME to help them raise their own "teenagers". MEAN Ole Grandad! Ha-Ha!)

 

Has anyone SEEN THIS BEFORE and TRIED IT?

IF so, what is your opinion of your observed results?

Would this improve hatchability of shipped eggs?

-Junkmanme-