Set old eggs as an experiment, AND......

[weaveagarden]

So I guess the new rule for a good hatch rate is that eggs must be 2 weeks old or older and only rotated some of those days they sit on the shelf. I hope to hatch a few later this month. So I will keep that in mind.

Those look like mighty hearty looking chicks under the circumstances. Good for you!!!

 

[Tony K T]

You can store eggs up to 15 days before setting them with great results.After the 15 days fertility drops off.You should turn them at least 3 times a day during the storing.
In N.H.,Tony.
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[trinacliff]

Maybe I should clarify that I was not trying to prove the "rules" wrong or anything. I simply was passing on information on a little experiment I did because 1) I had extra room in the bator and 2) these were left over eggs that I had been collecting for awhile and was simply going to trash. Of course, the fresher eggs the better, as everyone knows...and I would not by any means send someone 3 week old eggs to hatch. However, now *I* know that just because an egg is maybe 11 or 12 days old or even older, it doesn't have to be trashed and could result in a chick. I am a very cut and dry person, and before I took the "10 day rule" literally.

Kristen

 

[Lolita]