Missed important part of storing hatching eggs

[TheAngryEagleKiwi]

So, I am saving eggs from a hen I've wanted chicks from some time now and my parents are the ones taking care of the eggs until they can be taken to me to be set into the incubator.

The problem is that because of both of them working and preparing for a flight next week, they've forgotten the whole tilting thing.

I've heard that you should tilt the eggs atleast twice a day for best result or else the yolk gets stuck.
What make it more problematic is that they have to drive to get the eggs to me (which mean I have to let the eggs rest from that before putting them in)+I can't put the eggs into incubator until the end of this weekend anyway.

So now I wonder, should I expect low hatching rate or do I dare to still be optimistic? Just so worried that this will risk the future embryos (I've already had some bad luck with eggs from this one before )

Edit; Forgot to mention that there's two eggs and the oldest is from two days ago and the second one is from yesterday. Don't know yet if a third egg been laid today or not.

Thanks beforehand!

 

[Jetblack2004]

Turning the eggs is VERY important before hatching.
I was worried that you're parents had forgotten to turn them for numerous days. Two days makes it a little less drastic.
When you get the eggs, put them on the turner. If you are hand turning them, leave them to settle for two hours+ and then turn them.
The egg laied yesterday and today will be perfectly fine. The egg laied two days ago is the one I'm slightly worried about. I would think it'd be fine. So long as you turn them properly from now.
I'm not an expert but that is my advice.
Good luck!
-Jet

 

[TheAngryEagleKiwi]

Turning the eggs is VERY important before hatching.
I was worried that you're parents had forgotten to turn them for numerous days. Two days makes it a little less drastic.
When you get the eggs, put them on the turner. If you are hand turning them, leave them to settle for two hours+ and then turn them.
The egg laied yesterday and today will be perfectly fine. The egg laied two days ago is the one I'm slightly worried about. I would think it'd be fine. So long a you turn them properly from now.
I'm not an expert but that is my advice.
Good luck!
-Jet

I have an automatic turner and the eggs will lay on their side (it's a Janoel 12 incubator) so maybe I should put them in without the turner and then after some hours put it back in?
I also talked to my mom a short while ago and reminded her about turning the eggs and I'm gonna continue to remind her until the eggs gets to me.
Hopefully, things will turn out fine and if I do get them before I can put them into the incubator (I have some quail eggs that should hatch some time this weekend) I will just let them rest and then make sure they get properly rotated until it's time to incubate them

Thank you so much for the answer!

 

[Jetblack2004]

Yes, that sounds like a good idea.

No problem. Happy to help

-Jet

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I can not stress how important it is to turn the eggs you are saving. Turn them all when you first get them, and let them rest 24 hours before introducing them into an already up and running incubator or under a sitting hen. They should also be kept @55 degrees fahrenheit to forestall gradual or creeping embryo development.

 

[bcarthen]

I never turn my eggs when i am preparing for a hatch and have never had any complications from it.

 

[TheAngryEagleKiwi]

I can not stress how important it is to turn the eggs you are saving. Turn them all when you first get them, and let them rest 24 hours before introducing them into an already up and running incubator or under a sitting hen. They should also be kept @55 degrees fahrenheit to forestall gradual or creeping embryo development.

I'm aware and I usually make sure when I store eggs that all of them get properly turned before they go into the incubator. I just didn't think of reminding my parents about it. (I've too been having a lot in my mind and now that I've moved out and live at my own place, it's easier to forget when I don't see the eggs everyday.)
But I talked to my mom yesterday evening and the eggs have now been turned twice (yesterday and this morning and I'm gonna make sure to remind her later this evening aswell), so I think (and hope) it should be fine now

I never turn my eggs when i am preparing for a hatch and have never had any complications from it.

That makes me a bit less worried, but I still don't want to take any risks

Thank you both so much for your answers! (Also, sorry if there's any grammatical errors or if my reply sounds off, I'm just tired and it's early in the morning where I live. I'm also writing this reply on my phone and autocorrect may have changed some words, especially since english isn't my native tongue and thus my phone isn't set to it. (I haven't seen any bigger mistakes when reading through, but I may have missed something)