new kjd on the block

[tarrbaby]

I'm new at this backyard chicken thing but having lots of fun learning as I go.Can someone tell me how to store and how long i can store my fertile eggs before incubating

 

[muddychicken2]

usually you can have eggs out of an incubator for about 3 weeks after that the embryos will die but u should keep them in a room with a steady temp of 70 and you should put them in an egg carton and just turn the eggs by flipping the egg carton 2 or 3 times a day. Good luck

 

[cluck-cluck]

I wouldn't wait more than a week though :/

 

[muddychicken2]

I stretch it but most of them hatch

 

[Ridgerunner]

Welcome to the forum! Glad you joined us!

You might want to read this article. It gives some really good information about storing eggs before starting incubation.

Texas A&M Incubation site
http://gallus.tamu.edu/library/extpublications/b6092.pdf

Don't get too hung up on each detail though. This article tries to give "ideal" conditions. The experts can disagree between themselves on exactly what some of those ideal conditions are. Look at these as targets to try to hit. Just get as close as you reasonably can and you should do OK. The closer you can follow them, the better the chances of a good hatch, but many of us violate them some and do OK. I don't have a place the right temperature and humidity to store the eggs so I just do the best I can and still do pretty good.