move eggs or not to move eggs.

[Rbl4life]

I have some eggs that are almost in the lockdown stage, and want to know if i could take them out of the incubator and into a hatcher, would that be ok? one more question, if the eggs have gone the 18 days laying on there side can i move them into egg cartons for lockdown|?

 

[ScissorChick]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

Yes, you can move them into the hatcher! On day 18, you are supposed to move all the eggs into the hatcher.

And yes, it is OK to move the eggs into egg cartons. The position change will not hurt them.


Happy Hatching!

 

[Rbl4life]

thank you!!

 

[Rbl4life]

would it be better if i just leave them lay flat in the hatcher or put them in egg cartons?

 

[ChickChick0811]

I left all of mine flat, but the other chicks knocked them all over the place after they hatched.

Never tried an egg carton.

 

[Rbl4life]

im kinda on the fence with it, because when there laying flat like you said they get knocked around alot from the chicks that have already hatched. In a carton i think they would hatch and jump out and leave the aggs alone. but when there laying flat they can roll around more when there hatching. i dont know what to do

 

[mstrawn3]

It won't hurt them if the chicks roll them around a little. They will still hatch just fine. I've always laid them on their side and had no problems.

 

[ScissorChick]

We always lay them on their sides

Your choice, though

 

[Rbl4life]

ya i decided just to lay them on their side, i was going to use cartons but than i thought it might be harder on chicks. I got some going on lockdown tonight! wish me luck!

 

[Kbagwell1]

They aren't in egg cartons under the momma! lol The eggs also get shuffled around quite a bit out there with momma too!