Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

WaterFowl209 said:

Set it and forget about it is my motto haha lol I would try not to open the bator to much or candle to much.

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Sally Sunshine said:

NOTES: GET A BETTER BATOR! Humiditty now 30% (hands in air head thrown back, why why why???" SOOO Tomorrow is CANDLE day 7 still didnt get the new scale... I will wait until AFTER the mail comes before I candle in case it shows up tomorrow!!

QUESTION: Day 7 you should be able to see an air cell? because at initial candle some we didnt see an air sack, bubbles or any movement.... just wondering if they DO NOT have an air sack cull?? gotta check out candle pics again!!!

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Sally Sunshine said:

NOTES: GET A BETTER BATOR! Humiditty now 30% (hands in air head thrown back, why why why???" SOOO Tomorrow is CANDLE day 7 still didnt get the new scale... I will wait until AFTER the mail comes before I candle in case it shows up tomorrow!!

QUESTION: Day 7 you should be able to see an air cell? because at initial candle some we didnt see an air sack, bubbles or any movement.... just wondering if they DO NOT have an air sack cull?? gotta check out candle pics again!!!

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jtallant said:

Here's what my egg that hatched last night looked like when I candled at 7 days. You can just see the air cell. The pic is horrible, I took it with my cell phone. Don't worry too much about each little spike for short periods of time in humidity it's the overall average that really counts. I'll be moving Capt. Bling over to the brooder in a bit. I'm so happy he finally hatched so I can relax a bit.

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wahmommy said:

I couldn't see air sacs very well at 7 days, I saw them much better at day 14. Also, most people don't cull until after day 10, some not until lockdown. At 14 days I culled some eggs that were obviously completely clear, and since I had good eggs to compare to it was that much easier to tell they weren't developing at all. I do have 2 that I think are no good, but I'm leaving them in until day 18 when I will candle again, or they smell, whichever comes first. I wouldn't recommend you cull at 7 days unless you smell something or an egg is weeping etc.

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jtallant said:

Here's his pics on the hatch-along for his date https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/701702/hatch-along-for-august-17th/30#post_9608573 I just put him in the brooder and he is doing really well. I thought Salmon Faverolles were all yellow but he's got a stripe thing going down his back. I'll have to post pics when he is really getting around and not just falling on his little face every other step!

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