Table 1 Effects of the storage period, egg size, and egg position on the number of chicks hatched and hatchability (%)

 1

41.67 ± 0.48^a

92.59 ± 1.06^a

 4

41.83 ± 0.38^a

92.96 ± 0.85^a

 7

38.83 ± 0.38^b

86.30 ± 1.93^b

 10

38.50 ± 0.71^b

85.56 ± 1.58^b

 13

35.30 ± 0.70^c

78.52 ± 1.55^c

 Up

38.67 ± 0.55^b

85.93 ± 1.22^b

 Down

39.80 ± 0.52^a

88.44 ± 1.16^a

 Small

37.80 ± 0.73^c

84.00 ± 1.63^c

 Medium

40.70 ± 0.55^a

90.40 ± 1.23^a

 Large

39.20 ± 0.59^b

87.10 ± 1.31^b