Question on fertile eggs

[jimhand77]

Do I need to keep them large side up fro 24hrs before I incubate? I am buying an incubator soon and want to try my hand at hatching chicks. Thank You

 

[hysop]

Are you collecting them from your flock or having them shipped? If collecting them from your flock I keep mine small side down. I don’t have experience with shipped eggs.

 

[Chickenlover0810]

you do need to flip them 2-3 times a day, if you write a X on one side and then a O on the other you can tell what side has been flipped

 

[jimhand77]

I am collecting mine from my hens. I can collect enough in a day about 18-20 and was just going to put them right in the incubator. We eat alot of eggs lol

 

[hysop]

Oh if you collected them today then set them today. No need to wait a day. Do you have an egg turner? Are you part of the Annual Easter Hatchalong??? We are all setting chicken eggs today!

 

[hysop]

Here’s the link in case you’re not part of it

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/11th-annual-easter-hatch-a-long-2020.1350863/
I gotta leave my phone charging. It’s been acting up. So I will check back in an hour or so.

 

[jimhand77]

No I am not part of the Easter hatch-along. If I had known lol. I haven't bought my incubator yet I am retired on a fixed income so was gonna buy one at the end of the month. Thank you

 

[starri33]

Good luck on your hatch.. when I am hatching out of my own flock, I just put them straight in. If I am hatching from shipped ( I've only done this once and my hatch rate was -0- ) I let them settle out big end up for 24 hours. What kind of incubator are you planning on getting? I have a janoel 12, with the size of the eggs my girls lay, I can get 6 in there, it has the auto turner so that I don't have to remember to turn them, I've added a separate hydrometer, to help track temp and humidity, my hatch with the janoel has been anywhere from 60% to 100%.

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