[kegs]

I bought eggs from 4 different suppliers and they were all meant to arrive Wednesday.  Two lots arrived and are sitting resting.  One supplier is sending his today for arrival tomorrow (Saturday) and I've yet to hear back from the forth supplier.

So....
do I keep the eggs that have arrived and let them rest for an extra couple of days?
do I put them in and give up on the others (even though they are paid for)?
do I put the eggs I've got in the incy and add the others when they arrive?

If I go for option 3 what are the disadvantages of a staggered hatching - albeit one that's staggered by just a few days?

Advice needed please!

[joyfull]

option 3 gives you the problem of when to stop turning the eggs - day 18, 19 or 20?
Get in touch with the other supplier and ask why the delay, the other eggs will be ok for another few days assuming they were freshly collected when posted.

[splash101]

I've just had a smilar experience with quail eggs. i'd started off the main batch then added a couple more a couple of days later (with the turning issue in mind)
I stopped the auto turner for the main batch and carried on manually turning the later ones as i didnt think it would be a problem for the sake of a couple of days

Well it has been a right pain in the backside. Because my incuabtor has bars in it to keep the eggs in place that you remove when hatching is iminent, i'd left 1 bar in to keep the later ones in place.
Of course the quails hatched and were climbing in the bar area and getting stuck so i removed the last bar and the later eggs have been scattered around a few times so i dont hold out much hope but they are still being turned.

The reason i put the extra ones in was because i didnt think the quality of the main batch would be upto much, some of the eggs were 2 weeks old + and i wasnt sure if they were fertile (wasnt for them not trying though). Serves me right because all but 1 hatched.

(I realise quails and chickens are different) but it is a pain.