Adventures in Incubating Shipped Eggs

[Morrigan]

So I said that I wasn't going to candle my shipped Bielefelder eggs....but I did. Yesterday was day 15 and we were able to see good egg cells and moving around chicks in all three of the eggs. (I only candled 3 eggs and my youngest son was so excited that I was afraid he was going to bump me with his dancing around)

 

[TotallyShellyTurtle]

I wouldn't beat yourself up over this either. I've mistakenly culled a living chick before, and it was tough and I was very upset, but it was a honest mistake and I learned from it. This is an imperfect process and you do the best you can.

Thank you!


I candled my remaining two today. Both are active! Video clip:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi4fNzIl0KX/

 

[Ursuline Chick]

They are horrible.
Who put the dang spots on them?

I think that would have been the Quail that laid the egg!

 

[Kiki]

Thank you!


I candled my remaining two today. Both are active! Video clip:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi4fNzIl0KX/

You are a crazy cat lady too?
AND you have pet rats!

I have a pet rat too!

 

[Kiki]

I think that would have been the Quail that laid the egg!

Well I don't like her doing that!
I need to have a nice chat with her and explain that it may look nice but it doesn't help me to see into the egg.

Probably not as bad as you trying to see into your dark shell chicken eggs but geez...Have I mentioned I am not a fan of spots?

 

[TotallyShellyTurtle]

You are a crazy cat lady too?
AND you have pet rats!

I have a pet rat too!

I have cats, rats, turtles, tarantulas, and tortoises! Haha

 

[Morrigan]

I had pet rats growing up. Loved them!

 

[Ursuline Chick]

We had (among other things) gerbils. There were 3 of us and we each got one for Easter one year. They were all supposed to be males, well only 1 was male and at one point we had 21 gerbils. My mother was NOT very happy at all.

 

[TotallyShellyTurtle]

We had (among other things) gerbils. There were 3 of us and we each got one for Easter one year. They were all supposed to be males, well only 1 was male and at one point we had 21 gerbils. My mother was NOT very happy at all.

Hahaha. That's cute.

 

[CSAchook]

How to Candle Coturnix Quail Eggs?

@KikisGirls this post has nice photos of quail eggs at 1 week