they are less like cracks and more like fractures I guess, there is no noticeable shell distortion or crack, you only see it under great lighting or when candling. so I figured i'd leave them be. so far they are developing well. I've marked them to identify later after hatch to see if there are any disparities.You learn something every hatch.
Your chances are better, not being shipped. You can put a little nail polish on the cracks to seal them.
Here she is! Frankie the Fabulous.
Hatched last June, she started laying at 18 1/2 weeks and hasn’t missed a single day since. Lays large tinted eggs. She hatched out of a medium brown egg. After many posts here on BYC, came to the conclusion that she’s half red sex link and half leghorn. She’s my friendliest chicken as well and still enjoys lap time.View attachment 2580428View attachment 2580429
Whenever somebody says not to candle or touch the incubator at all because it hurts the eggs, I always think of a broody hen getting up to eat and drink and poop! Thank you for supporting this!
Are you sure they won't trick you? Maybe April Fools Day is a big deal in the chicken world!
I have found my silkies the best to hatch, a lot of people say dry hatching but I’m too scared to try until I have a steady flow of my own silkie eggs as I tried it before with another breed (20-30% humidity then 65 at lockdown) and I had a terrrrtible hatch rate.
