OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!

[k2chickens]

jsut got my first egg's today in the mail..."payed $3.25 paypal for 4 Buff O egg's" lol. They hit the mail Saturday..so that means they have been in the mail for about 2 day's before i got them today. How soon can i put them in my bator?? Also when is the very latests i can put them in..." im expecting 12 MFD eggs wednesday"

I have yet to open the box...should i at least inspect them?? Or should i leave them in untill bator time??? Oh how exciting!!

 

[Wooden_Pony]

Yes unpack them and check them over.

Then set them in an egg carton big end up and let them rest in a cool spot out of the sun. I normally let mine rest 8 hours, but I like it better to let them sit over night and set them first thing in the AM.

I sometimes candle them before setting to make sure there are no hairline cracks in the shell.

Good Luck!!

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

You will want to unpack the eggs and inspect them carefully. Then place them small end down in an egg carton to sit for at least 8 hours or overnight. Generally, i have heard you can keep eggs for up to 10 days before setting them. But of course, the sooner you set them the better. If it were me, i would wait for the other eggs. Staggered hatches are a real pain.

 

[k2chickens]

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EXACTLY!!! lol I want everyone to hatch around the same time of corse, and staggering the egg's will only make the first egg's that go in hatch a few days quicker than the rest..and pulling the chick's out will put my other babies in danger from not hatching as well due to the frequent temp changes at such a late term in their egg life's

 

[Laura78]

Also, if you chose to wait on the other eggs make sure you continue to turn the eggs you already have everyday just as though they were in the bator.

 

[k2chickens]

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ahh yes thank you, i thought that leaving the air cell up would be the best thing untill i got them in the bator