Anyone up for a Hatchalong? - Page 55

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Originally Posted by Raptor65 

It would be interesting to see if the duds loose water at a higher or lower rate compared to good eggs.

 

so far mine are losing weight at the same rate... there are three that I am 99.9% sure are duds... the only difference I have noticed between them and good eggs is that one of the duds tends to feel like it sloshes a bit when I turn it.. another made a rather rude sound when I picked it up today .. I sniffed it to make sure it wasn't smelling rotten.. it wasn't.. but there isn't a chick in there that would make a low burping sound like this egg did.. sounded more like Homer Simpson after drinking a few too many beers.. lol

I moved all three suspected duds to their own bator... just in case one decides to go nasty on me when I'm not looking..

I have no intent of hatching emu eggs in the near future but I respect the laboratory like precision this group displays.

good luck to all of you.

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Originally Posted by MobyQuail 

 

I have no intent of hatching emu eggs in the near future but I respect the laboratory like precision this group displays.

 

good luck to all of you.

 

 

lol.. I don't know about the others.. but I am a compulsive note taker... I love having data and as much info as I can find .. drives my husband nuts sometimes.. though I think over the years he has gotten used to my record keeping and sometimes off the wall experiments

I turned the Hatch cam back on today.  I was checking my eggs that hit day 49 on friday and one chirped so I pulled them and put them into the hatcher.

Here is the link to watch.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/emu-hatch-due-week-of-2-6-12

Weighday:

Egg A
1/20 (Day 1) - 691.3 g
1/26 (Day 7) - 676.8 g (14.5 g/2.14%)
2/2 (Day 14) - 660.9 5 (15.9 g/4.59%)
2/9 (Day 21) - 647.6 g (13.3 g/2.05%)
2/16 (Day 28) - 639.0 g (8.6 g/1.33%)
2/23 (Day 35) - 628.8 g (10.2 g/1.59%)

Egg B
1/20 (Day 1) - 676.3 g
1/26 (Day 7) - 663.2 g (13.1 g/1.97%)
2/2 (Day 14) - 648.7 g (14.5 g/4.25%)
2/9 (Day 21) - 636.4 g (12.3 g/1.93%)
2/16 (Day 28) - 628.5 g (7.9 g/1.24%)
2/23 (Day 35) - 619.1 g (9.4 g/1.49%)

So i xrayed the first egg that didnt hatch and the rotten one i took out the other day.

I posted pictures here:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/631813/xrayed-emu-eggs#post_8458554

Introducing Debbie and Quinn

Another Egg is wobbling.. Due March 9th

I have all the weight loss on a piece of paper and need to record it in the computer. 5 more eggs to go! 

Oh my Gosh! I am so excited. My first batch- 4 eggs incubation started on 1/17/12 3 are wiggling :) Yeeeeeyyy