So how did your hatch go? I pulled three more eggs. One, an olive egger, was not fertile, but they are so hard to see through it is hard to tell. One was a Lav Orp. She made it to about day 13 or so from the looks of it. :( The other was a BBS Orp. Early quitter. I still have 18 in the...
Yes, two hatched, but I ended up having to cull one. He couldn't walk and looked to have a growth on his leg (elbow?). He wouldn't eat, and only drank if I forced him. The thing on his leg got bigger and bigger. He got weaker and weaker. I finally just put him out of his misery. I work...
Yes, almost holding my breath I want these babies to survive so much! I have a question. How much movement should I see from the embryos at 9 days? Twof of them were quite vigorous, the third was much less so, but still moving. Is that a bad thing?
It is day nine and I just candled my three remaining eggs again. I had a brighter light source this time and, WOOHOO, I can see the embryo in all three. And all three were moving!:celebrate I am so psyched! I was convinced the USPS had scrambled them beyond redemption, but I guess not. I...
I am doing my first hatch ever. I got the incubator going days in advance and had it regulated nicely. I received my eggs (6 Lav Orp) with the box partially crushed. :barnie Got the eggs going and found that 3 were not fertile. Of the other three, one is definitely viable and growing, but the...