Question About Ordering Hatching Eggs

[PepsNick]

I will be ordering a dozen eggs. I read somewhere to let them sit for a while when you get them. is this true? if so for how long?


thank you.
nicholas

 

[cletus the rooster]

i let mine sit for 12 hours and get a very good hatch rate (70 %)

 

[PepsNick]

great! thank you.

 

[ranchhand]

Aren't you the answer guy?

12-24 hours, just be aware of the date they were gathered. I usually put them in a carton and prop one end or the other up, switching 5 times a day. That way the turning is already started.

 

[cletus the rooster]

i thought the goal of letting them sit was to rest after the journey through the USPS

also,why turn when they are not incubating.small end down so they can settle into position

 

[PepsNick]

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please stop, i keep telling you that i dont know everything, so itd be nice if you'd understand.

 

[PepsNick]

thank you for the information!

 

[ranchhand]

Okay, deal.

Not sure of the logic of starting the turning right away, I'd guess a lot of folks don't. That's just the way I learned it.
Maybe??? it's to keep the air cell evened out?

 

[sheila3935]

I hope you have better luck with shipping eggs than I did. Post office was too rough half broken even though they were wrapped very well and none hatched too scrambled in transit.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Yes, let them rest large end up. When I get eggs in the summer, I put them straight into the incubator, but do not turn for 2-3 days. The eggs have been warm when unwrapping them, so why let them cool down again. So far, its working fine.