17th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[redinator]

I asked AI if I could use a water-based highlighter to mark the eggs and whilst I don't believe AI much of the time, it made sense that a permanant marker doesn't bleed, so those are better. The one highlighter I have could soak into the shell. I should test that on one though as it's bright orange and would show through easy enough when they hatch. I know the Sharpie permanant does not go through.

What about the dye you'd use for Easter eggs? I haven't dyed eggs in ages, so I don't recall if the dye bled through the shells. I might keep some used egg shells and test a few options.

 

[Debbie292d]

What about the dye you'd use for Easter eggs? I haven't dyed eggs in ages, so I don't recall if the dye bled through the shells. I might keep some used egg shells and test a few options.

I presume the same thing, water-based will be absorbed by the shell more than the permanent would. Testing it would be easy enough. I caved and just bought these though.

I mark each egg of a batch with an X, an O, or //. I thought how much easier just to put a different colored dot on each one. I.e., one batch of say two dozen will have a red dot on each egg, then the next batch a purple dot, etc.

I stagger hatch so eggs from five days earlier or five days later could be in the same tray. I don't want to have to necessarily candle them to determine which ones go to lockdown or if I have to rearrange them for some reason.

 

[redinator]

I presume the same thing, water-based will be absorbed by the shell more than the permanent would. Testing it would be easy enough. I caved and just bought these though.

I mark each egg of a batch with an X, an O, or //. I thought how much easier just to put a different colored dot on each one. I.e., one batch of say two dozen will have a red dot on each egg, then the next batch a purple dot, etc.

I stagger hatch so eggs from five days earlier or five days later could be in the same tray. I don't want to have to necessarily candle them to determine which ones go to lockdown or if I have to rearrange them for some reason.

I actually had a bit of shell left from Olive eggs I just hatched and the marker I used didn't bled through either. The different colors are a good idea, though.