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If starting with eggs you may store them at 55?65 degrees (59 degrees at 70% humidity is best) for up to 7 days before incubating.  While in storage or incubation the eggs should be turned daily.  Once incubation has begun you must continue the process till the egg hatches approximately 42 days later. (Incubation information requires much more space than is allowed here.  i.e. 25% humidity, warming up the egg at 1 degree per hour till 98 degrees,  1600?1700 grams weight initially with a 12% loss in weight to be expected, oxygen added at a 20% or less rate, etc).  Newly hatched chicks should be kept at a temperature of around 95 degrees while older chicks can be kept at 80 degrees.  When using a brooder lamp the chicks will shy away from the heat if it is too hot, and pile up if it is too cold or there is not enough heated brooder space.  A minimum of 40 square feet per chick is advised for the pen.  Adults exposed to chicks will sometimes not lay eggs, a natural way ensuring that too many chicks are not raised at once.  We have more information regarding eggs and chicks when you need it.  Visibly separate the chicks and the adults.  Ostriches do not need to eat grit to digest their pelleted food; too much sand can cause an impaction.  We advise a commercial ostrich ratite feed as 80%+ of their diet.