6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[Cynthia12]

is that your egg you just candled?

No! Not mine, they may be starting to spider out now, but probably not quite yet. I just got this photo from the net.

 

[Book]

Tried candling the snake eggs under the broody rattlesnake. The momma was unhappy and bit me. Headed to the e.r.

I am clearly not on here enough..... so I must ask..... seriously? LOL

 

[Roan]

I would love to see the full video...if you find it, please post...or any key words on what I should google to find it?

I'll have to look for it. I'm sure it's on my windows system and I'm currently on LInux.

Whew, just caught up with everyone's post, now off to bed...good night everyone!

And when you wake up, you get to start all over again!

 

[Book]

Question I should the answer to round #3 LOL

Ok so I have an egg in the bator that I think might be a duck egg. (Long story) and while the chicken eggs I put in are hatching now, that possible duck egg is very very dark and I haven't seem movement in it when I candled last, not that I took a lot of time before lock down but you know what I mean.

Dead? Should I keep it in there another week to see what happens? It was moving not long ago.... It doesn't smell.

 

[Amberjem]

I am clearly not on here enough..... so I must ask..... seriously? LOL

ya it's best to deal with the broody gator over the broody rattler everytime

 

[jbenson]

i just have to share.....im too excited for these babies...milkshake and timothy will be the parents




SO EXCITED!

BTW Japanese bantam X splash silkie roo crossed with a partridge frizzle silkie


think ill get a frizzle out of this? or any silkied feathers? or no? 75% silkie 25% jap

You should get 25-50% frizzle when one parent has frizzled feathers. I'm not sure how silkie genes work, but I have bred frizzles for a couple years. This should be a pretty interesting cross.

 

[Roan]

Question I should the answer to round #3 LOL

Ok so I have an egg in the bator that I think might be a duck egg. (Long story) and while the chicken eggs I put in are hatching now, that possible duck egg is very very dark and I haven't seem movement in it when I candled last, not that I took a lot of time before lock down but you know what I mean.

Dead? Should I keep it in there another week to see what happens? It was moving not long ago.... It doesn't smell.

Duck eggs take longer to develop than chicken eggs and if it doesn't smell, I'd say leave it at least until everyone else has finished hatching. Possibly a few days longer if you're sure it's a duck egg.

Can you get a picture of it so the ducksperts in here can help you determine what it is?

 

[Cynthia12]

Question I should the answer to round #3 LOL

Ok so I have an egg in the bator that I think might be a duck egg. (Long story) and while the chicken eggs I put in are hatching now, that possible duck egg is very very dark and I haven't seem movement in it when I candled last, not that I took a lot of time before lock down but you know what I mean.

Dead? Should I keep it in there another week to see what happens? It was moving not long ago.... It doesn't smell.

I would keep it in. Hatched some for a friend who's mama duck was killed by a predator. They had no idea how far along the eggs were. :/ So, I kept watching/candling, and finally saw what looked to be a shadow in the air cell. Let them be, when you see that, you will know that they are close..and after candling, spray them..them only, not the chicken eggs. As you probably know.

 

[ronott1]

Question I should the answer to round #3 LOL

Ok so I have an egg in the bator that I think might be a duck egg. (Long story) and while the chicken eggs I put in are hatching now, that possible duck egg is very very dark and I haven't seem movement in it when I candled last, not that I took a lot of time before lock down but you know what I mean.

Dead? Should I keep it in there another week to see what happens? It was moving not long ago.... It doesn't smell.

Ducks take a week longer to hatch.

Check the first post for details.

 

[Amberjem]

I would keep it in. Hatched some for a friend who's mama duck was killed by a predator. They had no idea how far along the eggs were. :/ So, I kept watching/candling, and finally saw what looked to be a shadow in the air cell. Let them be, when you see that, you will know that they are close..and after candling, spray them..them only, not the chicken eggs. As you probably know.

spray them??