Mail order eggs for hatching...

[007Sean]

You let them rest so the air sacs can settle. I believe it's pointy end up? You'll want to double-check that. But I know you put the eggs in a certain position, somewhere relatively warm, for about 24 hours, and then you put them in.

Also, get your incubator set up BEFORE the eggs come in. Make sure its temp and humidity and whatnot are stable.

Oh noooooo, not pointed end up, pointed end of egg down. If you want to rest them, I usually rest them in the incubator with the turner off. If hand turning just don't turn the eggs for a 24 hour period.
It also depends on the condition of the eggs when they arrive whether or not I put them immediately into the bator.

 

[ManitobaQuail]

Located in South Texas, I usually put the eggs into the incubator when they arrive. The reason being, in the heat we have here in the spring, more than likely the eggs have already started developing. Sometimes I have let them rest in the bator with the turner off and sometimes I just put them in without even resting them....depended on the condition of the eggs when they arrived.
I haven't noticed any difference in hatchibility or viability of the eggs as far as letting them settle.
I have had great hatches from doing it either way. With shipped eggs it really depends on the 'freshness' of the eggs when they arrive, whether or not you have a great hatch or a so so hatch.

Very helpful! Thanks!

 

[CayugaJana]

Has anyone compare resting vs not resting shipped eggs? We've only purchased shipped eggs twice (first time ordered 360, second time 180), took 2 days to get here from out of province, we popped them straight into the incubator and the hatching rates' been fantastic! (similar to hatching our own eggs, at around 85%).

Just curious about the experiment/research anyone's done

I never wait either. I’ve candled them and always had good air cells so far.