4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[aka Rachel]

Unless of course you have a ton of eggs incubating, not sure I'd want to sniff more then ah..40 eggs

 

[Shelshanam]

Ok I'm going in to sniff my eggs (all 38)... This is going to be as much fun as playing in the rain was all morning!

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: There's a post on here from about a year ago where someone dispelled that notion. They colored the entire egg solid with a felt marker, then incubated the egg. Out came a happy chick and they posted a picture of the hatched shell. I'll look for the link. It all started because a customer got cranky for sending eggs marked with a marker.

I use a construction pencil to mark mine (no sharp point), but I've hatched plenty of eggs marked with ink.

And pencils are made out of graphite, not lead

Deb

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: There's a post on here from about a year ago where someone dispelled that notion. They colored the entire egg solid with a felt marker, then incubated the egg. Out came a happy chick and they posted a picture of the hatched shell. I'll look for the link. It all started because a customer got cranky for sending eggs marked with a marker.

I use a construction pencil to mark mine (no sharp point), but I've hatched plenty of eggs marked with ink.

And pencils are made out of graphite, not lead

Deb
Here ya go

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...hin-egg-with-sharpie-answer-is-yes-with-proof

Deb

 

[Shelshanam]

Well seems my wonderful Chiweenie was passing the incubator at same time I came by and let one of his wonderful dogie farts! I went back in the room and was like "why no smell now?"..

Anyways here is the gas machine himself!

 

[CasieD]

Well seems my wonderful Chiweenie was passing the incubator at same time I came by and let one of his wonderful dogie farts! I went back in the room and was like "why no smell now?"..

Anyways here is the gas machine himself!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

There's a post on here from about a year ago where someone dispelled that notion. They colored the entire egg solid with a felt marker, then incubated the egg. Out came a happy chick and they posted a picture of the hatched shell. I'll look for the link. It all started because a customer got cranky for sending eggs marked with a marker.

I use a construction pencil to mark mine (no sharp point), but I've hatched plenty of eggs marked with ink.

And pencils are made out of graphite, not lead

Deb

Cool post. Never mind what I said then! LOL

Well seems my wonderful Chiweenie was passing the incubator at same time I came by and let one of his wonderful dogie farts! I went back in the room and was like "why no smell now?"..

Anyways here is the gas machine himself!

~ Aspen

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: ohh boy!! lol! my dog Annie (Golden Retriver) ysed to make bad gas and even SHE cleared the room when that happened lol!!

 

[pysankigirl]

tonight it is me making the bad smells. ate too many dried apricots. TMI?

 

[Blarneyeggs]

I have some eggs that I think may be weeping, but am not sure. I always assumed weeping was wet seepage coming from the egg. I have more than one egg with what looked like wet beading on the shell,when I took them out of the bator, they pass the sniff test and the 'beading' was white and hard, more like calcification. Any input will be welcome.

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