Turning stored eggs once a day is plenty. If you think about it terms of nature, a hen lays at most, one egg per day. Sometimes every other day. So each day when she lays, she is turning the other eggs in the nest and I have had hens hatch 100% of their eggs many times. She doesn't return to the nest to turn her eggs multiple times per day. It's one and done, and if it's good enough for nature, it's good enough for me.I don't think I'd go as far as putting them in the fridge. I know have had success doing so but I can't get my head around that not being too cold.
It's all interesting though because I just saw something from the APA about storing hatching eggs. At first it said store at room temp. 53° - 60° is ideal. Who keeps their room temp 53° - 60°? Not me, that's d@mn cold. So ya, does anyone store eggs in that temp range? My room gets up to 78°.
It says humidity at 75% is ideal. Moisture loss is the most detrimental thing during storage. I haven't been monitoring but last year my room stayed around 50% or so. Is that really to low? Again who wants 75% humidity in their house?
I have a window ac. Maybe store eggs right in front of it so it blows across them. That would have to be the coolest spot and also highest humidity I would think.
Said 7 or less days is idea. Over 10 things do down hill quickly. Setting every 10 or 11 days would actually work better for me. Would that really be that much worse then 7?
Also mentioned turning once a day. I've always done twice a day and then three times a day these last several years. Is once enough? Not gonna lie sounds easier on me.
Anyone any thoughts?
I usually store eggs in a spare turner, and that works good too, but when I have too many for the turner we store in cartons and just elevate one end each day, and alternate ends the next. My house is usually 69-73 degrees, and my hatch rates are usually pretty good.
