How long can I keep hatching eggs purchased online before placing them in my Incubator

[gbwilliams56]

I had an excellent hatch rate of 75% on my last incubatiion even though my incubator is pretty basic and I had someone else turning the eggs much of the time. Unfortunately, two of the three turned out to be roosters and we were not allowed to keep them in the city where I was residing. I want to buy bantam eggs from ebay because I had such a good experience last time. But I do want to get eggs from show quality parents this time.

 

[HuskerHens18]

10 days is about as long as you'd want to wait, otherwise the hatchability drops too low. So make sure you know how old the hatching eggs are when you buy them.