Attempt at hatching without a shell!

[britesidefarm]

Well none survived. I don’t think I will be doing this again unless I get all the materials ready.

 

[black_cat]

Well none survived. I don’t think I will be doing this again unless I get all the materials ready.

Oh no! So sorry It was a fun experiment though!

 

[Jessie404]

Good job anyway, it was such a cool thread. Let us know if you try again.

 

[Weeg]

This was cool! Thanks for hosting this, sorry it didn't work though

 

[Weeg]

Hey @DancingDucks . I found an article on here that explains hatching without a shell, and what can cause the embryo to die, and thrive. I copied some form the article, but will post the whole link for the article here for your viewing! It is a great article!

• It was important to eliminate wrinkles in the plastic film as that often caused the embryos to die.
• Supplemental Calcium in the bottom of the plastic wrap was found to help increase hatchability. (in this experiment they used 250-300 mg of calcium lactate powder, which is an easy to get calcium supplement that a lot of people add in their food)
• Oxygenation was found to be a problem in the later stages of development so experimenters provided pure oxygen.
• Researchers found that eggs that were incubated in-shell for the first 55-56 hours had the best results with 70% hatchability. Eggs transferred between 48-50 hours showed a sharp drop in hatchability and those moved after 60 hours of incubation were hard to transfer without breaking the vitelline membrane.

Here is the link- https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hatching-a-chick-in-a-cup-can-you-do-it-and-how.74440/