Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[loveourbirds]

i have had some eggs close from young hens, bred specifically for blue color; but as mentioned before when i took pictures they looked much lighter. im gonna guess there's some photoshopping going on somewhere.

 

[lizanne]

I told Wyn about your chick and she said:

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She's got a bloodline with Wade Jeane in it. Jeane crossed Wheaten Marans into this Black Coppers to improve egg color, so now & then a wheaten will pop back up.

Thanks Sumi. The breeder I bought the eggs from said she thought maybe her EE must have gotten to one of her FBCM hens. I would think that the chick would have dark legs (I know her EE's have slate legs, and I believe Marans have dark legs) I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[wescottwomen]

I agree - dont you hate it when people on ebay flat out lie. Marans eggs that are dark as walnut and mis-spelled Ameraucanas as blue as a robin egg.

Oy Vay

lol was gonna say ya I seen an egg that blue in a robins nest

 

[Doug Hodges]

no harm done here Oz.

. i keep going, but i do complain along the way. anytime i can get sympathy from DW, and a good backrub - i take it!

Exactly.

 

[mikkles]

Here is a pic of each of my little struggling chicks.

This one had pipped straight up through the center of the air cell which was massive and saddle shaped. There was no way it would have ever reached the shell to pip externally. So far so good with her, just waiting for her to absorb blood/yolk.



This is my poor little gasper with yolk and a foot on his head who pipped straight out the side. I don't think he's going to make it but I am still holding out some hope. He's gone very quiet now though with just the occasional gasp

This one has a wing and foot at the tip of her beak. She seems strong though and I think she will make it once she absorbs everything.


This one is a pretzel... She wiggles her toes at me and chirps a lot so I think she will make it.

What day are these eggs on?

 

[familypendragon]

Just keeps getting better :'( 2 of my only surviving shipped Welsummer eggs are finally out of their shells. Birth defects

 

[familypendragon]

Oh and the gasping one died. The 3rd and only other survivor of the 14 shipped eggs is not absorbing his blood - so guessing there will be some birth defect there too that is preventing it

 

[familypendragon]

I have been advised its just yolk sack! So they are sitting pretty in the egg carton chirping away. fingers crossed

 

[sumi]

I have been advised its just yolk sack! So they are sitting pretty in the egg carton chirping away. fingers crossed

Fingers crossed

This side as well. I'm so sorry to hear to hear about your hatch! Gosh, I'm sad just listening to this, how awful :-( You said they were shipped eggs? If you can tell me a bit more about them and the incubation I may be able to help you figure out what went wrong, if you want? In the meantime, for what it's worth, here's a good site on among other things, poultrypedia:

www.PoultryPedia.com

Hope there is something that can help you help them

 

[familypendragon]

Well The two that were out have still not absorbed their sacks fully and they are looking weak. The third one - in spite of being quite shrink wrapped by the look of things - just kicked completely out while my back was turned and looks great!