incubating shipped eggs

[karint]

Someone with lots of experience can I get a step by step of how to incubate shipped eggs. I have a hova bator incubator and can use it with or without a turner. I have no problems if you do it like a for dummies.

 

[Noraaaaa]

1: let sit for 24 hours.
2: put in incubator like normal (with turn)

To know: they have a lower hatch rate then not shipped eggs.

Question: wdym styrofoam incubator? Never heard of that.

 

[karint]

1: let sit for 24 hours.
2: put in incubator like normal (with turn)

To know: they have a lower hatch rate then not shipped eggs.

Question: wdym styrofoam incubator? Never heard of that.

Just mean that's what it's made of. It's a hova bator. I know some people feel like you do things different depending on your incubator.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I have a Hovabator 1588. It is a forced air styrofoam incubator that can hold 42 eggs. It works great once I figured how to set it up for my conditions.

@karint different people have different opinions. To me the difference in how you might do things is based on whether the incubator is a forced air (with a fan) or a still air (no fan). But to me that has nothing to do with whether the eggs are shipped or not.

One issue with shipped eggs is that they might possibly be shaken enough during shipping to disrupt the air cell. Sometimes they arrive in perfect condition, sometimes they may be cracked, broken, or the yolk disrupted. The general recommendation is to store the eggs for 24 hours before you start to incubate them to give the air cells time to settle down. You can store them pointy side down with the air cell up or lay them on their sides like they would be in a nest. Just leave them alone for 24 hours.

This is where you can get different recommendations. I incubate the eggs normally after the 24 hours, turning and everything. Others say to not turn them for "X" number of days.

Another possible issue with shipped eggs is that they may have gone through periods of high heat or extreme cold. I don't know of anything you can do with them to combat that. What has happened has happened.

I've incubated shipped eggs a few times, not many. I had a 100% hatch rate one time, I had a 20% hatch rate one time. Both of these were from the same shipper and I treated them the same way. You just don't know what you will get.

 

[karint]

I have a Hovabator 1588. It is a forced air styrofoam incubator that can hold 42 eggs. It works great once I figured how to set it up for my conditions.

@karint different people have different opinions. To me the difference in how you might do things is based on whether the incubator is a forced air (with a fan) or a still air (no fan). But to me that has nothing to do with whether the eggs are shipped or not.

One issue with shipped eggs is that they might possibly be shaken enough during shipping to disrupt the air cell. Sometimes they arrive in perfect condition, sometimes they may be cracked, broken, or the yolk disrupted. The general recommendation is to store the eggs for 24 hours before you start to incubate them to give the air cells time to settle down. You can store them pointy side down with the air cell up or lay them on their sides like they would be in a nest. Just leave them alone for 24 hours.

This is where you can get different recommendations. I incubate the eggs normally after the 24 hours, turning and everything. Others say to not turn them for "X" number of days.

Another possible issue with shipped eggs is that they may have gone through periods of high heat or extreme cold. I don't know of anything you can do with them to combat that. What has happened has happened.

I've incubated shipped eggs a few times, not many. I had a 100% hatch rate one time, I had a 20% hatch rate one time. Both of these were from the same shipper and I treated them the same way. You just don't know what you will get.

Hopefully I end up on the higher end of that percent lol. Did you hand turn or did you use an automatic turner?

My incubator is a forced air one.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I use an automatic turner