i have never really noticed the difference - though i give them to the chicks because they will get the most benefit from them and its such a waste to toss them
Absolutely.
I candle at 10 days and pull the clears and feed them back.
Once upon a time in the USA and still in many countries eggs are stored on the counter not in the fridge.
The bator is just like a hot day.
Fascinating stuff. I love reading research articles. I spent most of my adult life promoting evidence based healthcare in the cardiology sector. A long way from chickens. Since I became an incubator addict, I dove right into research of chickens. I have read hundreds and hundreds of full print...
It was an expensive and heartbreaking experience. I started with shipped eggs imported from USA. Once I had 12 hatch from 200 eggs. Then 8 were killed by fire ant bites in the brooder.
Once I made everything ant proof and worked out how to get humidity controlled it suddenly got better. I get...
Actually no.
I simply cannot find any research to support it. I am not saying it should not be done but I like to read the science and trials done.
There are some cleaners that contain citric acid and yeast. One such product is sold by McMurray.
I fumigate my eggs. I use potassium...
I have 250 juveniles that I am hoping will mature fast.
I desperately need to have 150 layers. Those six months from egg to egg layer is killing me. I am about half way there.
We are currently hatching 100 chicks a week. I need 600.
Despite my above comment on the concentration of the vinegar, I still believe that acid can only be detrimental to the eggs. Typically we use products that are alkaline as cleaners.
Here is a good article on egg cleaning
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1548/smallscale-egg-handling-1
I am surprised that eggs would survive dipping in pure vinegar (5% acetic acid) I would have expected making a solution with 5% vinegar. That is one cup vinegar added to water to make five quarts of solution.
I get power outages frequently. I don't bother putting my back up batteries and inverter on until the outage is in the second hour.
The closer the eggs are too hatch the more tolerant they are of temp fluctuations. See the hatching 101 article by Sally sunshine in my signature for a link to a...