Is it okay if I start collecting eggs for hatching 13 days before I start?

[Ionut Minea]

Im super bored at home so I thought I should star colecting eggs 1 today 2 tomorrow 4 friday and so on

 

[sloanbychoice]

If I’m not mistaken a week after lay is ok, ten days is pushing it. After that, they lose viability.

 

[Ionut Minea]

If I’m not mistaken a week after lay is ok, ten days is pushing it. After that, they lose viability.

I know what you want to say but I want collect like 60 eggs Im not collecting then all in a day per day I get like 5,6 eggs from chickens

 

[sloanbychoice]

I know what you want to say but I want collect like 60 eggs Im not collecting then all in a day per day I get like 5,6 eggs from chickens

You can do it however you want, but since you asked, I’m just letting you know. Thirteen days after lay is likely not going to work.

 

[AquaDuck]

They're not gonna suddenly go bad after 10 days and can still be viable and healthy. The older they get, the bigger the chance of the fetus not developing, or developing wrongly. There's still a chance they'll be ok, so if you have room for the eggs there's no reason why you can't try.
Just remember to keep them on the cool side, and turn often.

 

[Ionut Minea]

They're not gonna suddenly go bad after 10 days and can still be viable and healthy. The older they get, the bigger the chance of the fetus not developing, or developing wrongly. There's still a chance they'll be ok, so if you have room for the eggs there's no reason why you can't try.
Just remember to keep them on the cool side, and turn often.

How often should I turn them

 

[SueT]

Write the date laid on each egg. Why not experiment, and report back to us. I'd like to know because the one hen I would like to breed only lays every other day. I only have one pair of that breed.

 

[Ionut Minea]

Write the date laid on each egg. Why not experiment, and report back to us. If like to know....

thats what I did whit the first egg

 

[Mvan42]

You could do a staggered hatch to make sure they are viable. Like said above. Eggs over a week sometimes loose viability. Or the older the less likely they will develop and hatch correctly. A staggered hatch can help you still hatch the number of eggs and keep their viability up.

 

[Ionut Minea]

You could do a staggered hatch to make sure they are viable. Like said above. Eggs over a week sometimes loose viability. Or the older the less likely they will develop and hatch correctly. A staggered hatch can help you still hatch the number of eggs and keep their viability up.

If I would do that what should I do with the humidity on the 18th day