Cyprus' 2019 Hatching Thread

[Cyprus]

Just took this. This is my breeding pair of MF D'Uccle

 

[WVduckchick]

That really sucks I wonder if they were infertile.

Can never be sure with shipped eggs.

 

[Cyprus]

Candling today revealed 16 visible embryos, 4 questionable ones and 4 clears. All will be rechecked on Wednesday (day 7). No early deaths so far.
All of mine are developing, as expected. The 4 clear eggs all lack an air cell thus far. The 4 questionable ones are split on that. I know I got some extra 4-day old eggs shipped so I suspect those are the clears.

 

[aart]

The 4 clear eggs all lack an air cell thus far.

No air cell at all?
Even freshly laid eggs have an air cell.

 

[Rose Quartz]

Candling today revealed 16 visible embryos, 4 questionable ones and 4 clears. All will be rechecked on Wednesday (day 7). No early deaths so far.
All of mine are developing, as expected. The 4 clear eggs all lack an air cell thus far. The 4 questionable ones are split on that. I know I got some extra 4-day old eggs shipped so I suspect those are the clears.

are the no aircell ones your own and super fresh? your humidity may be too high if they still don't have an aircell by day 4.

 

[Rose Quartz]

No air cell at all?
Even freshly laid eggs have an air cell.

not every one, I've had one before that didn't have an aircell when I set it because it was just laid that day.

 

[Cyprus]

are the no aircell ones your own and super fresh? your humidity may be too high if they still don't have an aircell by day 4.

No. They're the shipped ones.

No air cell at all?
Even freshly laid eggs have an air cell.

I don't see one when candling. All the other eggs have a visible air cell, so I don't think it's a humidity issue.

 

[aart]

not every one, I've had one before that didn't have an aircell when I set it because it was just laid that day.

They may be small, but they are there.

I don't see one when candling.

They can be hard to see...especially if egg is porous or dark shelled or dirty.

Have never seen an egg without a cell, I trace them all when setting eggs to hatch.

 

[Rose Quartz]

No. They're the shipped ones.


I don't see one when candling. All the other eggs have a visible air cell, so I don't think it's a humidity issue.

with shipped eggs it's possible that they were seriously damaged, and no longer have an aircell. Or depending on the shells they could be too dark to see through.

 

[Cyprus]

I'll take pictures on Wednesday.