My new incubator is coming today. I am going out of town and won't be back till Tuesday 2/15. I am bidding on some eggs on the auction forum. My question is this...if I get some eggs on say a Wednesday and some on a Friday...can the ones I got on the Wednesday sit around till I have all off them to put in the incubator on the same day? TIA
Yes, that would be best. They can sit on the counter for up to 10 days before you start incubating, though you will lose some the longer you leave them. A couple of days, though, I'd leave them as you don't really want a staggered hatch. Mama hens collect one egg a day for around 7-10 days before they start setting on the eggs.
you have to let shipped eggs rest pointy side down for ateast 8 hours before you put them in your incubator.and you should set up your incubator 24 hours in advance of puting any eggs in it. good luck
I would imagine (and I'm no expert, but I read) that you should find out how old the eggs are that you're getting. I think I've read that you can hold them for about 7 days (maybe 10?) so you can set them all together. The longer the holding, the less the hatch rate? I know someone will correct me if that's not right. Also, one thing you need to consider is if you are expecting eggs on a Friday, what if they don't arrive? Are you prepared to make calls/visit the post office to have them look for them, etc? I know that with other live animals (reptiles), we don't ship for a Friday arrival just in case something like this happens. Not good when they sit at the p.o. over the weekend. I know your scenario is just supposition, but being prepared is everything!
What ever you do dont break 14 days from the date they were laid. Under 7 is best, under 10 is still good but dong go past 14 days.
