ummmm I dont know none stink so I just locked them down, didnt candle since the first time at what day 10 ? I told you I dont mess with them much. they just do their thing in there. Plus I like surprises!the goose eggs havent been candled again either, not much I can do as they are already running dry anyways. I think I did this so much I know what the house is and what breeds need that I dont really need to fiddle much. I will candle the goose eggs tonight or tomorrow though as I have a week left to make adjustments
I dont have an issue hatching, more is the issue for the malpositions remaining after all others hatch, usually the first malposition position that can pip externally gets out and makes it, very few actually croak and if they do its from moisture in the egg, and I dont really have that. then the mals that remain after all others hatch, a hole in them sure aint gonna help them hatch at all. So why bother? I rarely have chicks internally pip that dont get out, if I do it was a humidity issue.
I keep shipped eggs upright until at least day 12 and then I will lay them down. All other eggs get incubated on the sides and I roll the eggs with my palms dont really turn them per say.
Hi Sally!!!!! I'm with you! I don't candle anymore until I lock them down. I might check one or two, but that's it. I find on shipped eggs the LESS I handle them, the better. But, my last hatch, with the extra post office travels, my not handling them much didn't help. It had some really scrambled eggs.ummmm I dont know none stink so I just locked them down, didnt candle since the first time at what day 10 ? I told you I dont mess with them much. they just do their thing in there. Plus I like surprises!the goose eggs havent been candled again either, not much I can do as they are already running dry anyways. I think I did this so much I know what the house is and what breeds need that I dont really need to fiddle much. I will candle the goose eggs tonight or tomorrow though as I have a week left to make adjustments
I dont have an issue hatching, more is the issue for the malpositions remaining after all others hatch, usually the first malposition position that can pip externally gets out and makes it, very few actually croak and if they do its from moisture in the egg, and I dont really have that. then the mals that remain after all others hatch, a hole in them sure aint gonna help them hatch at all. So why bother? I rarely have chicks internally pip that dont get out, if I do it was a humidity issue.
I keep shipped eggs upright until at least day 12 and then I will lay them down. All other eggs get incubated on the sides and I roll the eggs with my palms dont really turn them per say.
Quote: I used to just so I could nosey at pips, but I dont bother anymore. Really makes no difference to them if you mark air cells or noteither they gonna hatch or not despite those pencil/sharpie marks
I used to mark the air cells, mark the draw down, guess where they would pip. First chick out would then play football with the rest of the eggs. Forget how I had set the eggs in there - the majority of my "pip" mark were no longer visible. So, now, I candle as I'm dropping them in the bator, pulling any clears - just to give the eggs more room to hatch.I used to just so I could nosey at pips, but I dont bother anymore. Really makes no difference to them if you mark air cells or noteither they gonna hatch or not despite those pencil/sharpie marks
