pointy side up or down?

[chkinut]

i just read on another topic to store eggs (before incubating) with pointy side up. and i've got mine stored with pointy side down. am i doing it wrong?? also, don't you also have to put them in the bator with pointy side down?

 

[dsqard]

Pointy side down. The larger end has the air cell and that is the end you want up so when they internally pip they do it into the air cell.

 

[PunkinPeep]

Pointy side down.

Out of curiosity, where are you reading otherwise?

 

[chkinut]

it was somewhere in the thread entitled "why no washing/disinfecting eggs"......

 

[PunkinPeep]

Quote:
O.k., i read that thread and finally found the weird point-end-up advice. I believe Rancher was showing us an example of weird/incorrect advice that is against all accepted methods. That whole article was strange.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Pointy side down for me as well.

But when mama hens sits on them they're laying on their side. That rule is not necessarily absolute, but I prefer pointy side down.

 

[chkinut]

ok....whew! i was beginning to worry! thanks so much guys! i love everyone here! this is how i learn!

 

[al6517]

Yup !!!!!! Down is the way..................... Regarding washing, some do & some don't. My thought is if it's really nasty for some reason I do a gentle cleaning but for the most part they are alway pretty clean, Don't want to introduce a nasty egg in a hot humid incubator is just a breeding ground for problems.

AL

 

[chkinut]

thanks! and another thing i forgot to mention....whoever shipped my eggs, shipped them pointy side up. will this be bad for the eggs? i've had shipped eggs before, and they were pointy side down.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

While they are in transit they are likely to be pointy end up, down, and sideways. I don't think it matters much.