Being able to feed the chickens "eggs" is one of the reasons I take out the duds early. They love it and I don't have to worry about them rotting and contaminating the other developing chicks. I have always cooked eggs first, especially if they were in the incubator or eggs that I don't know the age of. Eggs and shells can harbor a lot of bacteria.
Since I don't take mine out until at least after day 10..... I would be a little afraid to break mine open anywhere near my house. I usually just throw them in a nearby patch trees not too far of my back patio. Unless I want to break them open and check embryo development.I candled again this morning...The 2 that I thought were clear were still clear. So, I cooked them for breakfast (FOR THE CHICKENS). They love scrambled eggs with garlic, corn and any leftovers I have! The other 4 eggs have bouncing, little embryos inside and I'm so excited for them to hatch on January 4th.
Congratulations on a good bunch of developing chicks.
Maybe they are old. The breeder was only one state away from me and arrived in two days. Oh well I guess that's the way it goes with shipped eggs sometimes.
Shipped eggs are a challenge. I've tried hatching twice this year with eggs all the way from Georgia. The first time I got 4 chicks out of 16 eggs and the second time I got 5 chicks out of 30 eggs. If you get anything at least it is't a total waste. They say 1/2 is actually good for shipped.I candled this evening. Results were less than impressive. I had 13 that I pulled out of my 32 eggs. The rest are definitely developing good. I got 24 Black/Blue/Splash Marans eggs off eBay and looks like the eBay eggs aren't that good. I marked them with an "e". All those I pulled have an "e" on them.Maybe they are old. The breeder was only one state away from me and arrived in two days. Oh well I guess that's the way it goes with shipped eggs sometimes.
Anyone else candle this weekend? Happy New Years everyone!
