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[Little Ameraucana Mom]

How long do I let eggs sit before I put them in the incubator? I collected 4 more today which brings my total to 12 for my first hatch.I collect

I collect for a week. Mine go in every wednesday night, then I start collecting Thurs, til the next wed.

 

[CluckAcres]

How long do I let eggs sit before I put them in the incubator? I collected 4 more today which brings my total to 12 for my first hatch.

I longest i let mine set if 1 week before i set them in incubator. Make sure to put them in a egg carton and rotate them 45 degrees 3x per day. Keep them at a temp around 70 degrees which is like room temp in my house. Hope this helps.

 

[CluckAcres]

I collect for a week. Mine go in every wednesday night, then I start collecting Thurs, til the next wed.

If you put eggs in incubator every wednesday how many incubators do you have running at one time?

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

How long do I let eggs sit before I put them in the incubator? I collected 4 more today which brings my total to 12 for my first hatch.

Don't refrigerate. You want them to reach room temperature, and then can be put in the bator.within that week they were laid.
Gather all the eggs you can, pick the best day of the week for you if they were hatching. That day is your "setting day" (Tuesday is for me.) I gather all I can and set them all on the same day once a week. easier to keep track of.

Eggs older than a week lose their hatch rate pretty quickly from what i have read.

 

[bradselig]

I set some eggs a day apart. When it comes to lockdown, should I just put them together? I really don't want to put them in separate hatchers but will if need be.

 

[Little Ameraucana Mom]

If you put eggs in incubator every wednesday how many incubators do you have running at one time?

I have a sportsman. It has 3 trays, I fill a tray aweek, I can get 72 LF eggs on a tray or 130 bantam on a tray. I hatch in a different incubator.

 

[CluckAcres]

I set some eggs a day apart. When it comes to lockdown, should I just put them together? I really don't want to put them in separate hatchers but will if need be.

I did the same thing with my last last hatch and they all pretty much hatched the same time.

 

[Little Ameraucana Mom]

I set some eggs a day apart. When it comes to lockdown, should I just put them together? I really don't want to put them in separate hatchers but will if need be.

I've done it both ways, If they are my own eggs I"ll just put them together, But if they are shipped eggs ( especially the ones that are a day behind) I"ll use to hatchers.

 

[CluckAcres]

Im not new why does it say im new and holding my post for moderation?

 

[Momma 2 silkies]

I work 10 hr shifts so I'm not home to rotate the eggs 3 times a day, will this hurt them? I work 4 days a week and have my weekends off, that is why I am putting them in the bator tomorrow night or Saturday morning. How often do you turn them once they are in the incubator? I have a ot of questions, learning as I go.