Day 16 & Wiggling???

[bugglesmommy]

It shouldn't hurt them, just make sure to keep your hands clean, and don't drop them of course! I have never done that to an egg that has started development, thank goodness, but it has happened to other people before. I normally candle my eggs frequently.

 

[yuaan]

disaster, today about 8 am, my wife requested to turn the hearing on . As my egg rotation time was at 9 am.
When I woke up to turn the eggs I realised that the temperature went up to 40c. Which is 104 f. Its been about an hour when eggs were in that intense heat.
I am not darting to candela the egg I know if I see dead baby inside the egg. I would not be able to tolerate to find that I killed the baby chicke

 

[bugglesmommy]

There's very little chance An hour in 104 would have even harmed your chicks. I doubt it killed any of them. I have had eggs survive much worse than that.

 

[gvh221]

Thank you for all the good advice Bugglesmommy. I have taken the advice, and so far so good. I hope to have an eggciting weekend, wish me luck!

 

[yuaan]

Hi ,
I think too much knowledge can be feral too . Lol . I have read somewhere that improper egg turning can cause the chick to die on day 18. If that is the case then non of mine will hatch.
I have been turning them regularly 3 times a day or some day 4 times. I am worried that some time there will be a gap of 8 hours in between them and some will have 7 hours gap in turning eggs. Doe it makes the chick die as irregular timing as it keep changing

 

[bugglesmommy]

You have turned them adequately. 3-4 times a day is enough and it does not have to be set times or anything.

Take a deep breathe and relax!!!

 

[chickentrack]

u can candle the eggs ever day. once u see the chicks head through the air pocket on the big end they are ready to make the big move out.

 

[yuaan]

Is it normal for some egg sacs are smaller than the others , someone them are really big and some are smaller in size , I do not have water in incubator as the humidity in incubator is about 38 to 40% . I am doing dry incubation as I have heard that this method is the best . As upon I candling some air scans are looking brilliant and some are looking a bit smaller than the others.

 

[bugglesmommy]

Are they shipped eggs?

 

[yuaan]

No , I went to a breeder and she freshly picked them out of the nests in front of me