I have incubated eggs as old as 2-3 weeks old. Some hatched. Some didn't.
I really appreciate reading your updates. I'm thinking about collecting up my Macy hen's eggs and putting them in the incubator.....not sure yet. How long can an egg wait before it either needs to be incubated or...? I'd like to collect up 5 or 6 eggs, but Macy only lays every couple of days.Deb----- Original Message -----From: cspots@netzero.netSent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 7:43 AMSubject: [CHICKENS-101] Hatching Eggs part 3
Hatching Eggs part 3
Previously I had posted of my on going adventure in hatching some chicken eggs. I had decided what breed of chicken (Serama) and won my bid on Ebay and was waiting for my eggs to arrive via postal mail.
I was excited to see as my mailman approached the house with a box in his hands. I met him at the door and gently took the box from him. I recalled how hard a trip eggs can have during shipping and hoped my little clutch of eggs made it with as little trauma as possible.
I opened the box and was pleased to see that the eggs were well packed. Each egg was individually wrapped, large side up with adequate packing all around. As I unwraped each egg I carefully set them in an empty egg carton. One was a little damp and I found a crack in the side. I had read that putting nail polish over the crack will seal it back up so that is what I did and hoped no bacteria had entered the egg. I carefully put it with the others.
I had received 12 silky Serama eggs and 2 Cochin eggs. I did not order Cochin eggs but it's common for a seller to add extra eggs and I guess the seller didn't have any extra Serama eggs.
I let the eggs sit in their egg carton for 10 hours to let them settle and come to room temperature. Just before I put them in the incubator I put an "X" on one side in pencil so when turning I'd know how much to turn.
I had recently read that if you get shipped eggs with damaged air cells to keep them wide side up for 3 days and don't turn them as this helps the air cells to heal. I decided to do this and put the egg carton with the eggs inside the incubator. Since the carton only held 12 I put the Cochin eggs on their side next to the carton.
I didn't candle them as I've read Serama eggs tend to be delicate due to the small size. I am not sure this is true but I decided to wait to candle them to give them the best chance.
I checked the incubator and it was functioning as it should at 99-100 degrees and 50% humidity.
Watch for future posts as the saga continues!
Missed past posts on my eggs story? check them out at my blog: loveschickens
Tammie
Massachusetts
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