uh oh. Forgot to 'rest' shipped eggs.

[cricket-cricket]

I poked them under a broody about 8 - 12 hours after arrival. Learned later I should have let them rest point side down for 24 hrs or so. What's the chance they'll still hatch?

Tx

 

[EweSheep]

OH they will hatch. It didnt really matter because it is settled about four hours to 8 hours .

 

[usschicago1]

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8-12 hours is perfect. So You did fine!

 

[jerseygirl1]

They shoudl be OK - I pick mine up at the PO at work, let them sit at my desk all day then put them in the bator at night
So far, all is good
Sometimes I think 24 hours is way too long

 

[Hennypen]

I didn't know I was supposed to do that on my first hatch. My eggs sat on their sides for 2 hours before going into the incubator. 8 out of 16 ended up going into lockdown. Yours will be fine.

 

[Akane]

So long as they are at least room temperature I go ahead and throw them in my bator and just unplug the turner for the day. I never saw a point to resting eggs which were already at least room temp and it could be harmful to cool back down eggs that had gotten warmer. I do make sure they are upright though. Loose air sacs can become a problem if you don't keep shipped eggs upright until they settle out.

 

[macmama]

I did something similar-- I put cold fertile eggs under my broody without waiting for them to come to room temp. (didn't know any better at the time) I was sure I screwed everything up, but I candled at day 12 and saw 5/5 moving babies, so apparently eggs are pretty resilient to our mistakes!

 

[Birdgirl]

yea I agree they will be fine, and also if you order then how do you really know how old they are? wouldnt you think 24hrs could just be a bit too long and could possibly make it too late? I think people lie alot. Im a trusting person so I belive everyone. But I get lied to alot.
Good Luck with your hatch. I have one in right now too and they only rested from the time they got dropped off at my door until they went in the bator. so 12p-5p or so.

 

[Damummis]

I didn't know you were suppose to let eggs rest. Man, I learn something new every day. Is that why I only got 9/15 & 7/12 out of my hatches??? Oh poo, Live and learn.

 

[gamamachik]

your hatch rate is good for shipped eggs: