Egg Incubation

[jonl6280]

how long will eggs last without incubation, say a hen lays a pair of eggs and you take them away before incubation and you want to keep them till a suitible pair you want to rear them! how long will they last unincubated?

[Guest KING BILLY]

how long will eggs last without incubation, say a hen lays a pair of eggs and you take them away before incubation and you want to keep them till a suitible pair you want to rear them! how long will they last unincubated?

6 month keep in the house turned every 2days make shoure its no to warm

[Guest IB]

I don't know the answer to your question, the longest I have stilled pigeons eggs is 5 days, but it's something I wouldn't recommend as you can usually get what you want by shuffling 2/3 pairs that are within that 5 days to get a normal hatch.

 

Have a look at this link though, seems to apply to all birds eggs, and some good pointers in it:-

 

http://gallus.tamu.edu/library/extpublications/b6092.pdf

[Guest ljb107]

5-7 days then fertility starts dropping off. Store them pointy end down and turn a few times a day.

 

Lloyd

[jonl6280]

i've heard that the eggs can last for up to a year befor incubation

[Wiley]

i've done it upto 14 days but the chances start to becomne slimmer after day 10 i have noticed

[Guest ljb107]

i've heard that the eggs can last for up to a year befor incubation

 

Aye, cadburys creme eggs.

[gulkie]

new a guy who tried it. the longest time was 6 weeks ,

as said before turn 2-3 times a day.

[THE FIFER]

I remember as a younger lad, our back garden was all hens, and my father used to put 1-2 eggs which were bought from thr local grocers under broody hens and a lot hatches, so could have been old and no turning etc,