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Hi guys, just a quick update.
Unfortunately it turned out that only 3 of the eggs were fertile/viable - the person I got them off however sent us some more (half cost) which are now in a new incubator - a Brinsea mini II ex, which seems to be much better... truly is amazing quality. It has full control of the humidity and you can adjust the frequency of the turn and adjust the turn depending on the size of the eggs.
The new batch of 6 have been in there for 4 days now and all 6 show clear signs of life.
Going back to the first batch, as I said only 3 were fertile it seems however I am unsure on how well they are actually doing.
I am 99% certain one of the three eggs has died (is that the correct word to use? it makes me feel guilty!) - the other two I am not sure about.
A few days ago I noticed the auto turner on the incubator was not working and the temperature was fluctuating, not by much maybe .3 of a degree Celsius.
We have since started turning the eggs manually and moved the incubator to a more temperature neutral area in the house.
I noticed the growth of the veins started to slow down and I was seeing less movement in the veins which were already formed today there seems to be something which could be the bird forming however no movement under a light and there is a clear 'cavity' in the egg... but I really do not know!
I would really appreciate some input on how these look, the first picture is of the one which I believe is 'dead' the others are of the 2 which I am unsure on.
Note: these are on day 19 of incubation
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As a bonus question: with the new eggs how frequently should I be turning the eggs? With the new incubator I can set it to do a half turn every 10min - 12 hours... can you turn the eggs too often? I currently have it set for every 2 hours at a 50% turn.
Many thanks all <3
Yup, definitely veins still there on both eggs.I can see veins in your darker eggs so I think they are still ok. Unless there is one smelling bad.
Yup, definitely veins still there on both eggs.
May I ask what you mean by smelling bad? I do not believe they smell at all