Hello. I have some hens and a rooster and decided to try to hatch some chicks with my son. Bought an incubator and one day while gathering eggs, we stuck a few eggs in the incubator to give it a whirl. On day 10, 100 degrees, turning them everyday. Hers my question. Am I wasting my time, because someone at work said I have to keep them in a cool dry place for 5-7 days before incubating them. Is this tru and should I pitch these eggs. Not sure how to candle brown eggs either. Thank you sooo much for any help in this matter. My son is excited, but im afraid we may have to start over.... Thanks again. God Bless
Hi... I would not start over. I am not an expert, hopefully some that are will answer this too. I candle my brown eggs the same as the white eggs. If you read thru some of these threads there are some excellent photos and some great advise too! You do need to keep an eye on your humidity also..Good Luck!
I've heard that after 7 days of being fertilized your running out of time, so to wait that many days sounds dumb to me. In fact I would like to have a rooster to see what the hatch rate would be if I collected them and incubated same morning of being laid. Candling will be your best bet though, use a pitch black room and a really bright light.
Sounds like you're doing great. The fresher the eggs are that you use for incubating the better If you have an LED flashlight you can try using that for candling. Make sure to shine it in the larger, round end of the egg. Good luck & hope you have a great hatch.
