INCREASED "Hatchability" Study (egg STORAGE method)

[Junkmanme]

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-

 

[Wynette]

Oh, gosh...someone on here had heard that if you incubate eggs for 2 days before shipping, they are more viable (hatchable). They stated they were going to try this with shipped eggs, but I never did see the outcome. Very interesting!

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Interesting!

 

[Cherlyn]

"Neat".

~Cherlyn

 

[Southernbelle]

Wow! I'd love to know if this really worked!

 

[TerriLaChicks]

That is really interesting!

 

[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-

 

[Hoosiermomma]

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

 

[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!)

 

[Junkmanme]

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-