Adventures in Incubating Shipped Eggs

[Morrigan]

Day 20: 2 out of 13 pipped. One of which is Tiny!

Very exciting!

 

[NNYchick]

Update day14 all 12 still have moving chicks inside. Air cells look good on 7, 5 air cells are really bad saddles. They look like an Day 20 aircell that has drawn down. I have them up in cut down carton, is there anything I can do to help at this point? I’m considering stop tilting them now to give them extra days to get into position. Anyone stop turning at day 15?

 

[Morrigan]

Update day14 all 12 still have moving chicks inside. Air cells look good on 7, 5 air cells are really bad saddles. They look like an Day 20 aircell that has drawn down. I have them up in cut down carton, is there anything I can do to help at this point? I’m considering stop tilting them now to give them extra days to get into position. Anyone stop turning at day 15?

That's a good question. I'm not sure what to do about my big saddle egg either.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

only 400 miles away

 

[Cerise1924]

Update day14 all 12 still have moving chicks inside. Air cells look good on 7, 5 air cells are really bad saddles. They look like an Day 20 aircell that has drawn down. I have them up in cut down carton, is there anything I can do to help at this point? I’m considering stop tilting them now to give them extra days to get into position. Anyone stop turning at day 15?

I've seen advice to stop turning a few days early for bantam eggs, since they allegedly can hatch early. With my saddle cell eggs, I've turned them until Day 18, and generally had good results, although I did have to assist a few chicks.

I think if you want to stop turning early, that will be fine.

Per the Dept of Embryology, University College, London:
"turning is more important in early than in late incubation. For example, Byerly & Olsen (1936) conclude that turning in the third week probably has little effect on hatchability."

-Cerise

 

[Morrigan]

I had similar thoughts. They only took 24 hours to get here, but based on the number of saddles and blood rings, I think they had a rough ride.

The good news is that I called around and there is a feed store 2.5 hours from where I live that are getting buff orpington chicks in on June 1, which is 2 days after my expected hatch. If I don't get the numbers I'm looking for, I will drive over and supplement the hatch with the necessary amount of chicks.

I WILL get orpingtons. I will NOT be denied.

I feel better now.

 

[Zinjifrah]

First chick has popped its shell. A little light colored Serama hatchling. The rest haven't changed - one pip in the Tiny egg, eleven that haven't pipped that I can see.

 

[Morrigan]

First chick has popped its shell. A little light colored Serama hatchling. The rest haven't changed - one pip in the Tiny egg, eleven that haven't pipped that I can see.

Maybe the first one hatching will spur the others on.

Hope there's pictures coming.

 

[Zinjifrah]

Maybe the first one hatching will spur the others on.

Hope there's pictures coming.

Normally, there'd be photos for each chick... but my camera broke, and the replacement is proving to be worthless.

 

[Morrigan]

Normally, there'd be photos for each chick... but my camera broke, and the replacement is proving to be worthless.