Shipped Egg HELP

jandsferguson said:

I am not sure where you are talking about. Where her signature is. Sorry.

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you might not be able to see it on mobile. I'll repost it when I get home.

jandsferguson said:

When should I lay them down after they pip?

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I usually wait until they are about halfway zipped so they can kick out easier. Some even let them hatch in cartons

https://mbasic.facebook.com/notes/f...beth-white-via-cheryl-shires/548615281826504/

Here's the link to the article Ruby posted.

Yes, others have good hatches letting them hatch in cartons, or like Friday said halfway out. I personally have not hatched upright. I lay down for hatch. I would say it depends on your air cells. If you have fluid in them then I would hatch upright. Can you get s pic of them?

Thank you so much. That makes me feel tons better. If I had read that before I wouldn't have worried. That is pretty much what I did. I kept my humidity just over 25% for the first while then started increasing it slowly which is when I started seeing the swishing. I didn't turn them very much at all either. Just a tiny bit that the nipple rings would allow without them falling over. I am now tilting them a little more and the swishy has gone away. I had to keep checking on them when I started uping my humidity and I am glad I did. I had never seen the swishing in the egg before and I think it was water between the membrane and shell. And when I dropped the humidity it dried it back up is the only thing I can think of. What ever happened I am glad they are ok for now lol. Fingers crossed they will make it through the hatch. . I sure do love these little guys and I know it is hard to believe since they are "just eggs". But they are my babies in those "eggs" lol. Thanks y'all for all the help. That article I read was the light at the end of my tunnel. Best thing I have read in a long time.

Can I interrupt to ask how stable individual egg carton holders would be during hatching? I've only got two eggs survived thus far (shipped and on day 12) and one has a still detached looking air cell (was under my silkie but have moved into my incubator with the other one to try and keep more upright) . I'm thinking it especially will benefit from hatching upright but wondering won't the egg carton holder just topple over if they wriggle about during the hatch?

appps said:

Can I interrupt to ask how stable individual egg carton holders would be during hatching? I've only got two eggs survived thus far (shipped and on day 12) and one has a still detached looking air cell (was under my silkie but have moved into my incubator with the other one to try and keep more upright) . I'm thinking it especially will benefit from hatching upright but wondering won't the egg carton holder just topple over if they wriggle about during the hatch?

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I like to keep mine hooked together in strips of 2-3 held by the support rails in my Brinsea. You can use a square of 4 for stability. Just cut the bottoms out for airflow.

Good luck!

FridayYet said:

I like to keep mine hooked together in strips of 2-3 held by the support rails in my Brinsea. You can use a square of 4 for stability. Just cut the bottoms out for airflow.

Good luck!

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Thanks! I have no rails as it's two eggs in a 48 egg incubator so will try the squares.

Would someone mind showing the carton from the side so I can see how low to cut them. I tried but they just fall over I am guessing I cut them too short. :-(. I appreciate the pics that were posted previously but I am starting a new hatch and want to do everything correct.

jandsferguson said:

Would someone mind showing the carton from the side so I can see how low to cut them. I tried but they just fall over I am guessing I cut them too short. :-(. I appreciate the pics that were posted previously but I am starting a new hatch and want to do everything correct.

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I'll take some pics today!