temp of eggs before incubating

[Sally Sunshine]

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Yet, I was reading a book printed in 1909 where the bloke was at 18 days of travel before he would get his eggs - it took that long just coming to him - not to mention the time it took to gather that many. He would manage a reasonable hatch - but, he said - he got much better results using a broody with "stale" eggs than with an incubator. Given the quality of incubators then vs now, I'd imagine we should be getting at least a good a hatch as someone from 1909 would get. I wonder what it is we are doing different in this day and age than they did in theirs.
LOL wonder what his air cells and packaging looked like!

All we can do is use common sense along with clinical studies to get the VERY BEST hatch rates possible under whatever circumstances present.

 

[Kilsharion]

LOL wonder what his air cells and packaging looked like!

It makes you wonder, doesn't it? I mean, he had wonderful diagrams showing air cells, etc. But - how in the world they could come via coach and not be scrambled by the time they arrived? It boggles my mind.

[edited cuz, yeah, I can't spell]

 

[gimmie birdies]

funny I was telling a gal about not worrying if your incubator goes out and my light went out ha ha, It was not out for long though, I am always checking and I am a good momma.

 

[chicknmania]

Thanks! I will try this most of mine only a day or two old and the hen has not started setting yet and she was killed last night by a predator also. I think I will try them any way I lost seven hens last night

OUch, that's too bad, sorry for your loss. That's a lot to lose, but hopefully you'll be able to make up some this way.

 

[RRO Ranch]

I had the first hatch this morning from the lost hens eggs that was refrigerated for a week. Horay!!!!!!!!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

these fridge babies were born last month.

 

[savery]

these fridge babies were born last month.

Wow I'm glad I found this post I was told never to put eggs in the fridge if you want to incubate them. I have two eggs that I really wanted to hatch and now I'm going to try! Thanks!

 

[gimmie birdies]

If I want 2 eggs to hatch I usually put in 4 because you never know....my 6 fridge eggs hatched.

 

[tabiandruss]

I have some eggs that I would like to store in the refrigerator so my others can go ahead and hatch. I know that you can do this for up to ten days, but does anyone know what the temp should be in the fridge or does it matter? I don't want to kill the eggs, but I have just received my Hova-bator and I want to set it up before hand for a day or two to make sure that I know how it is going to run.