The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[BigBlueHen53]

I wish you all success!

 

[Amer]

My husband complained at least once a week about them, so it was necessary. I've mentioned on this thread multiple times I think about his disdain for Silkies. No offense to the breed or breeders that like them. He just thinks they are a useless novelty. They survived our blistering cold winter, so they are tougher than I gave them credit for though. The people that bought them had small children and they squealed with delight when they saw the birds. Those chickens will be very spoiled and loved, I'm sure. lol

Silkies are actually very tough. I don't know why people say otherwise.
But I do think they are a useless novelty.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I store them pointy-side down in a cool but not cold place and I can collect them for up to a week, right? Any hatchoholic chime in. Unsolicited advice welcome.

You can do alot wrong with storing eggs and still get it right.
Myself.... definitely pointy end down. I keep mine in plastic egg flats and on a tilt. I tilt the other direction at least once a day to simulate turning.
I think tilting them from one side to the other does help in hatchability. Don't keep track enough to know if turning them say 3Xs a day is better then once or if actually turning is better then tilting.
I'm just busy and lazy at times to put more effort into it. And let's face it I've usually got plenty of eggs to not strive fir perfect 100% hatches.
I think 55° or 60° is good. Too cold effects them but I no longer hatch in cold weather so.....
I know I've hatched eggs stored in higher temps. Plenty of them but since my whole house isn't ACd I've switched to storing them in an ACd room and again haven't done a spread sheet or anything but it seems to be better.
About now I'm thinking this is a rather long post that isn't much help besides showing Moony doesn't have any set routine for egg storing.

 

[Appalachickens]

Unsolicited advice welcome.

Now that you've said that, it's no longer unsolicited.

 

[Appalachickens]

You can do alot wrong with storing eggs and still get it right.

What if you stick them the next day under a broody hen? Just to see, I put a couple of the leghorn eggs from after the game stag had had access to them under a buff orpington who would prefer to live her life in a nesting box.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

About now I'm thinking this is a rather long post that isn't much help besides showing Moony doesn't have any set routine for egg storing.

All good info! I don’t plan on storing them longer than a couple days. This will be a real science experiment. And I am making it extra fun by picking up chicks later this week too