The eggs finally got here. Bad post office.

[Shannon Robinson50]

They arrive, on day 12, laid and shipped on day 01. They got held up in Cincinnati on day 02 and sat there. Finally arrived in California and delivered today. Uuugggghhhh! Anyway, on advice I’m setting the in incubator tonigh at 9 after a 12 hour rest and sit, big end up. 60 eggs, ok for 7 days, then losing 5% per day, then 10% per day on day 11 Till zero. Is this right? Anyone have this experience? Theses are SSC eggs. If you’ve done this or similar, did any healthy chick hatch and grow up?

 

[21hens-incharge]

So much depends on whether they got super cold in shipping. Such a bummer.

About all you can do is set them and candle periodically.

I have seen threads of eggs that have been refrigerated and are 3+ weeks old hatching. Granted it is not a 100% hatch rate.

I hope most made it ok and hatch.

 

[Shannon Robinson50]

There are no visible cracks. They look fine they were cold, but not too bad, just noticeable as it got to 70f here today. We based our expectations on 50% at day 7, then reducing Down to today at possible hatch of 12 eggs. Don’t quote our math. So, best case, 12, if they didn’t freeze. Out of 60. The eggs are so pretty, we feel we have to try. We have space in the incubators for them as well as the replacements that are still to be shipped. I just wondered if anyone could talk about an experience along these lines.

 

[Shannon Robinson50]

We hatched out 41. 5 had albinism or part. They died. 36 doing great. 17 are happily growing and doing their quail thing in the brooder. One can’t use its legs, so it’s living in a finch cage in my daughters room . They are both loving this arrangement. The other 19 are at our friends home. we bought the eggs together.

 

[21hens-incharge]

We hatched out 41. 5 had albinism or part. They died. 36 doing great. 17 are happily growing and doing their quail thing in the brooder. One can’t use its legs, so it’s living in a finch cage in my daughters room . They are both loving this arrangement. The other 19 are at our friends home. we bought the eggs together.

That is a pretty good hatch all things considered.