Did Day 10 candling last night. All of them look very similar and had movement except two. They were both BO eggs and I have a harder time seeing into the brown eggs. One had a weird dip in the air cell, and I did not see movement. The other one just did not seem as developed as the others, and again, no movement.
I put them back in with the others...might look at them again in a few days?
I'm am a noviced egg candler, and that's an understatement! But it sure felt like some of the eggs were past day 10...much darker than the numerous candling photos and videos I've spent an undisclosed time looking for/at.
The weight loss now ranges from 6% to 12%, where they "should" be around 7-9%. Yeesh. The 12% sticks out like a sore thumb now, the next highest loss is 9%. It has a lively little chick in it, so we'll see. I'm not adjusting the whole incubator for one egg.
Anyway, eight looked similar and had movement. Yay!
Of all my hens, Ripley my one eyed Kraienkoppe is probably the one I'd most like to see be a Momma because she is totally imprinted on me and thinks I am her chicken mommy. I know she will let me see her baby(s). Her sister Cleopatra used to be super sweet too but turned wilder once puberty hit. But now that she is broody and with Ripley she puts up with my attention, LOL! I go in once a day and encourage them both to grab a bite and drink otherwise they never leave the nest - even when there were no eggs in it. I tried putting them in a special broody box but they flipped out and left the eggs and went back to the empty nest :/ So I conceded and let them have it their way for the next few weeks. Ripley rules the coop anyway so no one will mess with them. Here is Ripley sitting on her little sister Cleo. I couldn't get her to pose with her good side to me, LOL!
