Silkie eggs.

[Chicken poppy]

Hey! I plan on some silkie egg hatching in spring, and some questions pop in my head. Ive hatched chickens before, but its been like a year! nd i just want to be prepared with info. So please do tell me some details so i can refresh my memory!

how long does fertile eggs last? Like if i dont want to hatch them but i dont want them to die, just to save them and then incubate them later!

temp and humity for incubator

and other general information would be very useful! Thanks!

 

[kandyg_99]

I Usually Store My Eggs 5 Days Just So I Know I Have Enough For A Full Tray In My Cabinet Incubator. I Run My Incubators At 99.5 My Humidity Will Run Higher Because I'm At High Altitude But I'm Not Sure Where You Are Located.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I keep my hatching eggs in a drinks refrigerator at about 45°F the highest setting I can put it on. They are often in there easily for two weeks and hatch without problems. I keep them in cartons and turn them about three times a day while they are in storage. These are my own bird’s eggs though I think it would be different if these were shipped eggs.

 

[Anime2lover]

Point down fat end up?

Yep.

 

[Chicken poppy]

You can store them though in the refrigerator until you ship them. I mark all my hatching eggs with dates so folks know exactly how old they are.

Thank you! Would a sharpie work? and any refrigerater? And how long would it last?

sorry for all the useless questions, i appreciate it

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

For my humidity, I keep it at 50-60% during incubation and 60-65% during lockdown. As for the sharpie, I've seen others use it but you can always use pencil. Happy hatching!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Thank you! Would a sharpie work? and any refrigerater? And how long would it last?

sorry for all the useless questions, i appreciate it

Don’t apologize, all questions are good!
I use a pencil to mark them.
How long will the eggs last? I have incubated eggs that were in the refrigerator for more than two weeks but I wouldn’t push it past that. The viability of the embryo goes down every day by a little bit.

 

[Anime2lover]

Hey! I plan on some silkie egg hatching in spring, and some questions pop in my head. Ive hatched chickens before, but its been like a year! nd i just want to be prepared with info. So please do tell me some details so i can refresh my memory!

how long does fertile eggs last? Like if i dont want to hatch them but i dont want them to die, just to save them and then incubate them later!

temp and humity for incubator

and other general information would be very useful! Thanks!

I've stored my eggs up to two weeks, no more. Store them point down.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Don’t apologize, all questions are good!
I use a pencil to mark them.
How long will the eggs last? I have incubated eggs that were in the refrigerator for more than two weeks but I wouldn’t push it past that. The viability of the embryo goes down every day by a little bit.

Got it! Ok. thank you seriously so much! ! All of you.
so if i got a dozen eggs, id put them point down fat end up in a carton in the fridge for no longer then two weeks, pencil marked the date.

got it!

 

[Chicken poppy]

I Usually Store My Eggs 5 Days Just So I Know I Have Enough For A Full Tray In My Cabinet Incubator. I Run My Incubators At 99.5 My Humidity Will Run Higher Because I'm At High Altitude But I'm Not Sure Where You Are Located.

Thank you! So 5 Days stored no incubation period. temp though? Like room temp? ill see how warm it is in my house.