Thank you for this great detailed advice.
I decided to do a float test first. After not seeing any movement there either I marked the highest point & we drilled a hole in each egg. I also noticed that the eggs did cool down evenly after a bit. It was quickly evident that neither egg had...
Neither of my eggs have hatched :(
No wiggling or whistling.
What do you do with them? Can you describe to me how to eggtopsy with the hope of preserving the egg if no chick developed.
Thanks.
All these baby pictures make me so hopeful and excited!
We have one more week and the weights have finally evened out after the increased humidity.
I am a bit concerned that we haven't seen any wobbling yet though. Is that a bad sign?
Egg #2 Is very "floppy" and prefers to rest where it wants...
This week weight loss
#1 697
wk1 674
wk2 655
wk3 642
#2 704
wk1 683
wk2 664
wk3 650
It has slowed down but is still way ahead. I have increased the humidity. I am concerned that even if I can get it back on track, how will this rapid loss affect the egg?
Raptor, thank you again for the...
Raptor-Thank you for the chart! I love having a visual, works so much better for me
I just printed it to put right next to the incubator. It will really help me keep track. That was very kind of you.
yinepu- sorry about your toothache, they are the WORST! Ibuprofin around the clock is the...
Thank you,Thank you for helping me, the math confuses me and I question my results.
I added water and hopefully things will even out a bit.
I'll keep an eye on it.
A friend gave my son some fertile quail eggs a few days ago and we threw them in the incubator that is full of chicken eggs. It ia...
New weights
Egg #1 begin 697
wk 1- 674
wk 2- 655
Egg #2 begin 704
wk 1- 683
wk 2- 664
I did put a humidifier in the room, Had to be filled frequently and did not run nonstop because of running out occasionally.
What do you think? Add more moisture?
Thanks for your help yinepu!
They are incubating right now in a Little Giant still air. They will move to the Sportsman near the end after the chicken egg hatch is finished.
Here are the pictures. I assumed from reading, that the very dark colors indicated good quality shells. Is this correct...
Oh the puppy nearly caused a temper tantrum here when my daughter saw it on my screen. It instantly became her hearts desire! What a beauty!!!
How much do the Emu chicks typically weigh at hatch?