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I generally store eggs I'm saving for hatch right on the kitchen counter. There is an AC vent right above them and I really never hatch that many eggs at once. I haven't noticed temps making much of a difference. I just don't even try with anything over 2 weeks old. I use broody hens... so if I don't have a broody they end up being eaten and none are ever bad at that point. I have no place cooler than my house and warmer than the fridge to store them.
 
I'm about to get an incubator for the first time, so I will be saving lots of them up to fill the incubator. My house is usually about 75-76 degrees. Is this going to affect the hatch rate?
 
ameliadanielle said:
I'm about to get an incubator for the first time, so I will be saving lots of them up to fill the incubator. My house is usually about 75-76 degrees. Is this going to affect the hatch rate?
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The eggs should be kept moving, when collecting, put in carton and tip carton end up then alternate ends up every so often, to keep the yolks from sticking, I would think this would be more of a problem than the 75-76 temp
 
katsdar said:
The eggs should be kept moving, when collecting, put in carton and tip carton end up then alternate ends up every so often, to keep the yolks from sticking, I would think this would be more of a problem than the 75-76 temp
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But that isn't even that important if you are talking about a couple of days.
 
katsdar said:
The eggs should be kept moving, when collecting, put in carton and tip carton end up then alternate ends up every so often, to keep the yolks from sticking, I would think this would be more of a problem than the 75-76 temp
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X2. They need to be rotated if you are saving them for hatching. I just put them in the turner......not in the incubator and turn the turner on. Then, when I'm ready, I just put the turner in the incubator and there you go!
 
I have no idea what type of incubator this is going to be. Apparently it has an automatic watering system and a few shelves. Must be a cabinet style. My dad bought them used a couple of years ago and has never even plugged them in. He's supposed to be checking them out for me.
 

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