I' New Jersey and I have 2 egg cases on the way. What do I do with them until the weather warms up.Also snow is predicted
160520
You can just keep them in your refrigerator. When you're ready take them out and wait. I have done this before and have some in my fridge now from last year's hatch.
160521
Keep in fridge until it gets to around 70. It's suppose to take 45 days . Depending on climate sometimes longer.. Very cool to see....
160522
I ordered mine later in the season, but I would think someplace cool and dry would work. I hope you love them as much as I did...I was persistent enough to get pics, both at time of hatching and a couple months later. Simply amazing!
71930
Depends on many factors. If the eggs are kept desicated and in a cool (not cold and not warm) and dry place, they may last a year or more.
2033203
I had 4 chicks and it was April in IL so was still very cold. I placed in my sunroom with a heat lamp. There is no floor so I used a kiddie pool and layered with newspaper each day or two. Today my hens are laying 3 eggs a day and it is Feb! Well worth it
1481974
I did't hang them anywhere, I followed the instructions only, and put both egg cases into the 'habitat' sack. I placed them on a sunny window sill and let nature take its course. About the time I began worrying nothing was happening, I found oodles of baby mantis' staring back at me through their 'window'. GOOD LUCK
1498703
We put pasta, beans, corn kernels, etc during the winter. It can get a bit messy but if you put a sheet or something underneath it helps contain the clutter.
742722
Because the babies are so small, if you just leave the egg in the garden you won't really know if/when they arrive. I found a Y shaped twig and lodged the egg in between the V shape of the twig. Then I placed it in a mesh bag and hung it in a tree. I don't know how warm it is in DE right now but the babies will not arrive until it is clearly spring. It took more than a month for ours to hatch and we live in AZ, it was in the high 80s when they arrived. Don't get discouraged, they will come!
1607658
You can order them anytime and keep them in refrigerator. I used a plastic cup for each casing with very fine mesh-like cheesecloth or organza fabric piece over the top secured by a rubber band. As long as it is cold, they will not hatch. Check with a good garden shop to find out when they would be hatching normally then take them from the refrigerator and leave the cups (covered as I describe) out for anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks ahead (a guess...I didn't keep track of the elapsed time) Weekends you will want to take them home or have a student's family take them for once they hatch they look for food and, if not put out in the garden, eventually they will begin eating each other, I have been told. A great many hatch from each casing. They are the size of mosquitos....perfect miniature praying mantis once they emerge from the casing and shed an outer 'cocoon-like covering. You can carefully take them out by hand or shake the container around. Try to spread them around the area so that they will have room to find insects. If you are lucky, a few will live and you will see them....one or more inches long and very green...in your garden. I just thought...if you had a bunch of containers, each of your children could take some home with them and distribute in their own gardens. My grandchildren have been so excited to spot one or more of their grown up 'babies' midway through the summer. Good luck
1288715
I've asked an expert about eggs. You can compost the shells but need to be sure the shell is washed out first. Never heard about pasta/rice.
445577
If it gets too hot for you then you can just buy a case. I got mine for three bucks!
881215
depending on your stove. I keep mine so that it is a soft boil when I put the eggs in, and keep it that way. Then its a matter of watching until they look how you like them. Hope this helps.
2069311
I obtained a case that FEMA gave out after Hurricane Ike in 2008. The last time I ate one was in 2013 and it was still good. From the time I got them they were stored at temperatures of 74 - 78 *F. I don't recall how old the case was when I got it (what date was stamped on the side).
1122762
no these are tender, you can have them out in the summer but bring them in over winter. If you want succulents that will winter the north sebums and hens and chicks are perfect for that.
896020
The eggs came in a case or pod that is very strong. Only one of mine actually hatched. I do home daycare in Illinois and ours hatched in the end of July, about a month after I ordered them.
1098880
In Canada, any type or colour of eggs will do. In the U.S., I'm not so sure.
758155
I store mine in the coat closet by the front door--I just sit it on the floor so it is ready to grab and get out of the house. We added strike-anywhere matches, a can opener, and one dollar bills in a zip-lock to ours. I am thinking I may order the packs to carry in the cars as well. Not sure what the heat would do to the protein bars, though...they are probably like spam and could survive a nuclear attack.
1721695
It depends upon whether or not you have other things mixed in with the shells. All alone the egg shells are just smashed and broken into pieces that are still held together by the shell lining.If you have fruit peels, and apple cores, etc. they will help the egg shells stay a little longer and smoosh up a bit more. Nothing larger than ½ inch by ¼ inch for the most part and many pieces smaller.
2050932
I would put some foil or maybe a heavy towel over it while the power is off. However if the power is off for an extended amount of time, I don't know if the eggs would survive or not. You will just have to hope the power stays on. We have hatched 7 or 8 batches so far with no problems. Last batch was a mixture of chicken eggs, Guineas and 1 turkey egg and they all hatched.