Re: We lost power to our incubator

Jill wrote:
Ginny wrote:
Storing eggs for incubating has always been a bit tricky here because
of the temp. I don't put them in the fridge but finding a cool room
in the house over summer can be hard :)

All the reading I've done indicates it isn't a good idea although I
haven't tested the theory out myself.

One of the problems with a fridge is that the cold can cause condensation on the eggs which is potentially able to compromise the 'seal'.
Also contamination from other things in the fridge are possible.

But I can understand about the difficulties in a hot climate.
Maybe an old fridge that can be kepts for eggs alone at a higher temperature ??
;)


At present I use the office as it has air conditioning and insulated curtains but the best thing is not to keep them very long before incubating. No more than a week, often only a couple days. Even then I get early chicks over summer as the temp is mostly 20-25°C in any room while waiting for enough eggs. It doesn't worry that much. Worse when people give me eggs to hatch and I don't know how old or how they have been stored.

--
Ginny - in West Australia
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: We lost power to our incubator
    ... of the temp. ... One of the problems with a fridge is that the cold can cause ... old fridge that can be kepts for eggs alone at a higher temperature ?? ... I tried the fridge thing and the cold kills the egg by about day 4. ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: We lost power to our incubator
    ... A fridge is not advised for storage before incubating, but its better than somewhere with wildly fluctuating temperatures. ... However -- once the eggs have been brought up to incubating temperature and the process has started then the chicks can be very susceptible to changes in temperature and humidity, ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: oops there go the eggs
    ... day when we were out biking we stopped and got a dozen eggs. ... My wife put them away on the egg holder in the fridge. ... It was beautiful but I did notice that in front of the fridge three or four of the large ceramic floor tiles were already cracked from things dropping on them from the fridge. ... It made me rethink wanting to replace our oak kitchen floor. ...
    (rec.food.cooking)
  • Re: We lost power to our incubator
    ... because of the temp. ... One of the problems with a fridge is that the cold can cause ... condensation on the eggs which is potentially able to compromise the ... A hen can incubate 14 or so eggs. ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: We lost power to our incubator
    ... of the temp. ... One of the problems with a fridge is that the cold can cause ... old fridge that can be kepts for eggs alone at a higher temperature ?? ... Try using more hens for laying the eggs. ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)