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[OR4-hmom]

Okay sooo the scientific side got ghe best of me and i decided to experiment, one of the eggs in my bator cracked a little so i opened a little window of sorts in the part that cracked (didnt harm the yolk or embryo) and im curious if it will continue to grow if not oh well my sciencey side with be pkay with that if it hatches itll be even better

I would be watching very closely for bacteria, I would be concerned about exposing your other eggs.

 

[OR4-hmom]

Anyone out there ever raised long-tailed birds? If we get any phoenix to hatch just wondering if anyone has suggestions on housing.

 

[WendyJeepchick]

I have always said that if money were no object I would rather have several really good small incubators with humidity modules so I could hatch smaller batches of single breeds. I know my BCM hatch differently & have also had early hatchers all in the same big incubator.

I loved hatching the Heritage Dels. They pipped, zipped & were out before you knew it. Never seen any faster except the Cotournix quail....now they are like popcorn.


My local contact who is a county 4h participator teels me they have over 800 entries.
Now if we all had money for as many Octagon 20s that we could use.....LOL

Rebecca it is the Youth Show at the Ag Pavillion at MJC West campus. Its from 7 a.m. to 4. Jules is coming up from Madera to go with me.

We will be there as well. Sierra is entering all six of our Jersey Giants and Autumn is entering her bantam Lavender Ameracauna trio.

Here are the stats I received for the show:

2014 Stanco Show Entries



AOCCL​69​American​41

Feather Legged​89​AOSB​31

Modern​49​Asiatic​12

OEGB​126​Continental​19

RCCL​95​English​25

SCCL​146​Mediterranean​11



Bantam Fowl​574​​Large Fowl​139



Waterfowl​88​Turkey​8​Guinea​1



TOTAL BIRDS​810

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Exhibitors​156

Showmanship​141 (31 Minis, 18 Novice, 42 Juniors, 20 Int., 30 Seniors)

 

[EZFarms]

I already thought about that i edited my bator a little that way the egg is seperate from the others and i made sure the window is covered airtight as to not let the albumen or yolk out. would it still grow like this? I know its been done in labs

I would be watching very closely for bacteria, I would be concerned about exposing your other eggs.

 

[FarmerJayne]

It is really fun seeing everyone's chicks and reading about your chickens.
I'm really quite excited because I finally have an incubator. Now to plug it in in my classroom tomorrow and figure out how it works. Then I can add some eggs and cross my fingers. I'm really hoping for a good hatch for my class to enjoy. Of course, if things go well I will be doubly tempted to procure some eggs from others so I can get more variety.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I already thought about that i edited my bator a little that way the egg is seperate from the others and i made sure the window is covered airtight as to not let the albumen or yolk out. would it still grow like this? I know its been done in labs

Labs would have much more sterile conditions to conduct their tests than most of us have available. If your science side needs to see how this turns out, then by all means give it a try. Are the other eggs special eggs or are you OK with risking them?

 

[EZFarms]

Nah they arent really "special" per se they are the same crosses ive been trying to hatch (orpington x RIR, RIR x EE, phoenix x german spitzhauben) so IF this egg does somehow contaiminant others then its not really a huge loss. i do want to see if this one will continue to grow though im very curious on this

 

[AmyPaperlady]

My senior year in high school, one of the classes I took used chicken eggs for embryology. Part of that was egg dissection--there'd be partners (or was it trios?) and we'd take turns (theoretically) opening a tiny hole and peeling away a bit of shell every day or so. (I was quite good at doing so.) I have been trying to remember if we then covered the hole somehow (tape?) and put the eggs back in the incubator, or if the eggs were discarded. I graduated in '92, so I don't remember--if I even paid any attention to that bit at all. I do remember injecting testosterone into some pullet chicks and noting that they started crowing after a bit.

 

[OR4-hmom]

It is really fun seeing everyone's chicks are reading about your chickens.
I'm really quite excited because I finally have an incubator. Now to plug it in in my classroom tomorrow and figure out how it works. Then I can add some eggs and cross my fingers. I'm really hoping for a good hatch for my class to enjoy. Of course, if things go well I will be doubly tempted to procure some eggs from others so I can get more variety.

I lent out my LG to a young 4-Her not long ago. It is set up on the counter and trying to get it tuned up again, her house was cooler than ours. It's pretty close now but waiting to see how it does overnight.

If the USPS is to believed the phoenix & d'anvers will be here Thursday and the partridge rocks on Friday. I'm trying to avoid looking at the weather, nothing I can do to change it anyway.

 

[EZFarms]

Ive got mine covered by plastic wrap and tape

My senior year in high school, one of the classes I took used chicken eggs for embryology. Part of that was egg dissection--there'd be partners (or was it trios?) and we'd take turns (theoretically) opening a tiny hole and peeling away a bit of shell every day or so. (I was quite good at doing so.) I have been trying to remember if we then covered the hole somehow (tape?) and put the eggs back in the incubator, or if the eggs were discarded. I graduated in '92, so I don't remember--if I even paid any attention to that bit at all. I do remember injecting testosterone into some pullet chicks and noting that they started crowing after a bit.

i made sure everything was clean and sterile when i opened it. would veins still grow with a small piece of membrane missing? Or would it just grow around the hole?