Once an incubation is started, can u add more eggs?

[danamillette]

Pondering... If i set 12 eggs on say Monday, could I add 12 more eggs a few days later in the same incubator?

 

[Teach97]

You might search for this...it comes up fairly often...

yes you can but be aware that things will get a little confussing when you go to remove or stop turning for hatching...there may be humidity issues you have to deal with...

 

[willowcol]

That is a pretty hard question really. Can you yes ( I have done this plenty of times), should you, no not really unless you have a hatcher I would guess. But your eggs your bator. Its up to you.

 

[Akane]

The problem comes on day 18 for the first set of eggs. At that point you should raise the humidity, stop turning, and if you have a small styrofoam or similar size bator that does not hold humidity well not open it until the chicks are done hatching. That means 4 or more days that the other eggs sit in high humidity without being turned. It's likely you'll lose quite a few of the later hatches.

 

[swtangel321]

Unless you have a 2nd incubator for "hacthing" I really wouldnt !!!
You will have a much better chance with this hatch if you just keep 1 set of eggs going.

But by all means if you go get a 2nd incuabtor then you could keep adding !!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

If you have a 2nd incubator that you use for hatching, then by all means go ahead. But if you only have 1 incubator then I wouldnt do it. Lots of bacteria will accumulate during the hatch, which will put the other eggs at risk.

 

[danamillette]

ok, thanks for the opinions. I wont be adding any after starting. If I feel I just HAVE to get more eggs, I'll pick up another incubator.

 

[Bettacreek]

Might as well get to work on making or tracking down your next incubator. I haven't even built my first one, and I'm already planning a second one for hatching so that I can have continuous hatches... Lol.

 

[danamillette]

This will be my first hatch. I can hardly contain myself!!! THe reason I asked is the eggs will be coming in on Tues-Thursday of next week. They are all fresh, so I assume if I just store the first ones to arrive at around 50 degree, they will be fine until the others get here. Then I can set them after they ALL have reached room temperature. Sound like a plan??