feemcg Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 In March edition of Practical Poultry it says store eggs for incubation pointy end up.....I've always done the opposite......confused now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I read that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I always do pointy end down too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Maybe it was a printing error if everyone is doing the opposite?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 This is a reply I got on Practical Poultry forum........seems they only need to be pointy end down if stored for more than 10 days Place your (hopefully) fertile eggs in an egg flat in your basement, if you have one. Otherwise, shoot for 60-65oF for eggs stored less than 7 days or 55oF for storage more than 7. Do not refrigerate. Keeping the eggs at these temperatures will arrest the development of the embryo - which is what you want. When eggs are warm enough to begin development before incubation, the embryos often die once placed in the incubator. If you're storing eggs for more than 10 days, store them UPSIDE DOWNin the trays. (This is the ONLY time you'd store eggs upside down.) The goal here is to prevent too much CO2 loss from the air cell at the top of the egg, and moisture loss during storage. I'll talk about moisture loss later, but CO2 loss will change the pH and turn the environment toxic. This is one reason for losses where no bacteria or fungi have been identified upon studying the dead embryo. Turning (or rocking), eggs that are stored upside down is unnecessary. Eggs stored less than 10 days can be placed right side up and need rocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I've always done pointy end up for hatching eggs and pointy end down for eating eggs. I'm sure it was based on something I read long ago, but I can't remember the reasons now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 Think I'll 'rest' the eggs (arrived today) pointy end down as I've always done......a bit nervous about doing anything different, although I may incubate them on their side as they're banty eggs ans I don't need the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I've always had them pointy end down before putting uner the hen too. Never had any problem with them like that. I saw that article too and went Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
