Anyone up for a Hatchalong?

[yinepu]

wow.. I've missed a lot

to Polli

and for everyone else who has eggs yet to hatch

 

[Blarneyeggs]

I called the place I ordered the scale from today. Turns out, my order never went through. My SIL drove over with a food scale in less than 10 minutes. Um... duh. Weighed the emerald Orb and got a weight of 458 grams which I'm thinking is not such a good thing as it is much less than the weights I've seen.

 

[Raptor65]

It could have just been a light egg to start with though, don't loose hope just yet. Put that scale to use and aim for that 1.8-2% per week.
If you're using a hydrometer don't depend on it, see what the eggs do first and increase or decrease the humidity from there. Just use the hydrometer to keep it consistent.

 

[mitch324]

Hi guys,

I haven't checked in in a while. Polli sorry to here about your chick.

We are up to 14 chicks so far for the year, 2 or 3 every week.

I justy fired up the hatch cam for this weeks hatch. The ostrich will hopefully hatch
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ostrich-and-emu-hatch-cam-due-4-15-ish.

I also picked up a new incubator for next years hatch. Have any of you used a Hatchrite before?

 

[Blarneyeggs]

At the current weight loss, I will be at 3% at the end of the week. I think this means I should add water, is that right? I'm not going to, until I find out its the right thing to do.

Details:
Weighing at the same time each day for 3 days in a row, starting day 1 at 458 losing 2 grams day 2 and day 3. If weight loss continues at that rate, 14 grams/ week.

I'm feeling quite hopeless.

 

[yinepu]

At the current weight loss, I will be at 3% at the end of the week. I think this means I should add water, is that right? I'm not going to, until I find out its the right thing to do.
Details:
Weighing at the same time each day for 3 days in a row, starting day 1 at 458 losing 2 grams day 2 and day 3. If weight loss continues at that rate, 14 grams/ week.
I'm feeling quite hopeless.

what week are you on?

I've had eggs lose anywhere from 8 grams a week on up to 19 grams a week (different eggs) and still hatch out fine.. just depends on the weight of the egg when it was first put into the bator.. larger eggs tend to lose more weight.. eggs with porous shells will lose more as will eggs which are too close to the fan

if you have a caliper you can measure the egg and check page 113 of the emu farmers handbook.. they give directions on how to determine the initial weight of the egg by using it's measurements (a caliper is needed because you need the results in millimeters and when it's measured it's not including the curve of the egg.. just the actual linear length and breath)
here's the formula: W = CSS x L x B x B
W = freshly laid weight
L = linear measurement of length of egg
B = linear measurement of the breath of the egg
CSS =(coefficient for the bird species) for emus it's 0.00056

 

[Farmerboy16]

Yesterday was the 4th week of incubation! Day 29!

Original weight-

D- 604g
E- 630g

2nd weight-

D- 592g lost 12 grams
E- 614g lost 16 grams

3rd weight-

D- 578g lost 14 grams
E- 598g lost 16 grams

4th weight-

D- 566g lost 12 grams
E-580g lost 18 grams

Current weight-

D- 552 lost 14 grams
E- 562 lost 18 grams

Egg D lost 50 grams total
Egg E lost 68 grams total

As I was handling the eggs, I felt the aircell part of both eggs were cold, but the rest of the egg were still warm. Does that mean anything?

 

[Yoda]

I have not been posting my weights in weeks as not to jinx myself

I did lose eggs 6 & 7 as they started to slosh when I went to turn them so they are done. Here are my weights as of today. Please let me know what you think. I did not do the whistle test yet, I am waiting til Saturday for that. Thanks guys! Eggs 10, 11 & 12 are they ones I got from a seller one state away. Egg 12 is very very rough feeling and I think it is not going to be good. I am using my Retipro 6000 to incubate the eggs.

Egg #1 - 636 grams
Day 7 (3/17) - 625 - 11 grams or 1.73%
Day 14 (3/24) - 618 - 7 grams or 1.12%
Day 21 (3/31) - 610 - 8 grams or 1.294%
Day 28 (4/07) - 600 - 10 grams or 1.639%
Day 35 (4/14) -
Egg #2 - 538 grams
Day 7 (3/17)- 528 - 10 grams or 1.859%
Day 14 (3/24) - 521 - 7 grams or 1.326%
Day 21 (3/31) - 514 - 7 grams or 1.344%
Day 28 (4/07) - 506 - 8 grams or 1.556%
Day 35 (4/14) -
Egg #3 - 631 grams
Day 7 (3/17)- 621 - 10 grams or 1.585%
Day 14 (3/24) - 615 - 6 grams or 0.966 %
Day 21 (3/31) - 608 - 7 grams or 1.138%
Day 28 (4/07) - 599 - 9 grams or 1.480%
Day 35 (4/14) -
Egg #4 - 593 grams
Day 7 (3/17)- 580 - 13 grams or 2.192%
Day 14 (3/24) - 571 - 9 grams or 1.552%
Day 21 (3/31) - 563 - 8 grams or 1.401%
Day 28 (4/07) - 557 - 6 grams or 1.066%
Day 35 (4/14) -
Egg #5 - 572 grams
Day 7 (3/17)- 559 - 13 grams or 2.273%
Day 14 (3/24) - 548 - 11 grams or 1.968%
Day 21 (3/31) - 536 - 12 grams or 2.19%
Day 28 (4/07) - 523 - 13 grams or 2.025%
Day 35 (4/14) -
Egg #6 - 548 grams
Day 7 (3/17)- 530 - 18 grams or 3.285%
Day 14 (3/24) - 514 - 16 grams or 3.019%
Day 21 (3/31) - 499 - 15 grams or 2.918%
Day 28 (4/07) - 482 - 17 grams or 3.407% Egg sloshed when I went to turn it today so it is bad

Egg #7 - 561 grams
Day 7 (3/17)- 545 - 16 grams or 2.852%
Day 14 (3/24) - 533 - 12 grams or 2.202%
Day 21 (3/31) - 521 - 12 grams or 2.251%
Day 28 (4/07) - 506 - 15 grams or 2.879% Egg sloshed when I went to turn it today so it is bad

Egg #8 - 548 grams
Day 7 (3/22)- 540 - 8 grams or 1.46%
Day 14 (3/29) - 533 - 7 grams or 1.296%
Day 21 (4/05) - 525 - 8 grams or 1.501%
Day 28 (4/12) - 518 - 7 grams or 1.333%
Day 35 (4/19) -
Egg #9 - 562 grams
Day 7 (3/22)- 553 - 9 grams or 1.601%
Day 14 (3/29) - 544 - 9 grams or 1.627%
Day 21 (4/05) - 536 - 8 grams or 1.471%
Day 28 (4/12) - 528 - 8 grams or 1.493%
Day 35 (4/19) -
Egg #10 - 589 grams
Day 7 (4/12) - 580 - 9 grams or 1.528%
Day 14 (4/19) -
Egg #11- 566 grams
Day 7 (4/12) - 557 - 9 grams or 1.590%
Day 14 (4/19) -
Egg #12 - 579 grams
Day 7 (4/12) - 565 - 14 grams or 2.418%
Day 14 (4/19) -​

 

[yinepu]

I have 2 now that I am 99% sure are bad... neither one is losing weight worth a darn... not even a full % in a week... plus one was oozing on day 1 (has since stopped and has no foul odor).. the other one is starting to smell "off"...
so I may only have 2 good eggs in this batch.. and one of them is supposed to be a VERY old egg... I wonder if the lady who gave them to me got the old eggs mixed up with the new eggs....

G-2
losing weight on schedule.. was supposed to be one of the "bad eggs" but is doing better than 2 of the "good" eggs
On Day 1: 531 grams
On March 22, (day 7) 519 (12g lost or 2.26%)
On March 29, (day 14) 506 (13g lost or 2.50%) total lost so far 25g 4.71%
On April 5 (day 21) 495 (11g lost or 2.17%) total lost so far 36g 6.78%
On April 12 (day 28) 482 (13g lost or 2.63%) total lost so far 49g 9.23%


H-1
probably a bad egg.. is starting to smell off
On Day 1: 576 grams
On March 23, (day 7) 565 (11g lost or 1.91%)
On March 30, (day 14) 558 (7g lost or 1.24%) .. total lost so far 18g 3.13%
On April 6 (day 21) 552 (6g lost or 1.08%) total lost so far 25g 4.17%
On April 13 (day 28) 548 (4g lost or 0.73%) total lost so far 29g 4.86%


H-2
probably bad.. was oozing day 1 has not oozed since
On Day 1: 573 grams
On March 23, (day 7) 564 (9g lost or 1.57%)
On March 30, (day 14) 559 (5g lost or 0.89%) total lost so far 14g 2.44%
On April 6 (day 21) 556 (3g lost or 0.54%) total lost so far 17g 2.97%
On April 13 (day 28) 552 4g lost or 0.72%) total lost so far 21g 3.66%


H-3
doing good for weight loss.. no oozing or bad smell
On Day 1: 541 grams
On March 23, (day 7) 530 (11g lost or 2.03%)
On March 30, (day 14) 519 (11g lost or 2.08%) total lost so far 22g 4.07%
On April 6 (day 21) 508 (11g lost or 2.12%) total lost so far 33g 6.10%
On April 13 (day 28) 496 (12g lost or 2.36%) total lost so far 45g 8.32%

 

[yinepu]

Yesterday was the 4th week of incubation! Day 29!

Original weight-
D- 604g
E- 630g
2nd weight-
D- 592g lost 12 grams
E- 614g lost 16 grams
3rd weight-
D- 578g lost 14 grams
E- 598g lost 16 grams
4th weight-
D- 566g lost 12 grams
E-580g lost 18 grams
Current weight-
D- 552 lost 14 grams
E- 562 lost 18 grams
Egg D lost 50 grams total
Egg E lost 68 grams total
As I was handling the eggs, I felt the aircell part of both eggs were cold, but the rest of the egg were still warm. Does that mean anything?

the air cell should be cooler until the chick breaks through the internal membrane.. one of the tests for a live chick is to remove the egg from the incubator for a few minutes.. then feel the two ends.. the air cell end should be cool.. but the other end should remain warm

so hopefully you have some healthy live chicks in there!