question on gathering hatching eggs.

[KansasKid]

I guess it doesn't matter at the moment because i don't have my incubator up in running but everyday when i go to collect eggs, even when i get up early, they are still cold. When i start gathering them to put in the incubator they definitely need to be warm, right?
P.S. there mallard and Rouen eggs.

 

[debilorrah]

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Room temp is what they should be when they go in.

 

[Sweetfolly]

You should collect them and then let them come to room temperature for 12-24 hours or so before putting them in the 'bator so that they don't "weep".

Being out in the cold for a little while in the morning won't hurt them - I have duck eggs on Day 15 in my 'bator right now that were collected in below-freezing temperatures - I got them before the eggs themselves froze, but they were cold to the touch by the time I collected them, and they're alive and kicking in the egg!

 

[KansasKid]

So as long as i catch them relatively close to the time they were laid, which means getting up earlier for me, it should be ok. thanks for helping.