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

[Sally Sunshine]

ran into this searching....

"Effect of diatomaceous earth on parasite load, egg production, and egg quality of free-range organic laying hens" http://diatomaceous.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/PoultryScienceRLEStudy.pdf

Effect of an herbal essential oil mixture on growth, laying traits, and egg hatching characteristics of broiler breeders.

"The results of this study showed that supplementing diets with EOM improved fertility, the hatchability of total eggs set, total settable eggs, total chicks, and the chick weight of broiler breeders." http://ps.fass.org/content/88/11/2368.long

Oxygen availability and growth of the chick embryo.

"The fact that embryo growth can be accelerated by incubation of the egg in 60% O2 suggests that the oxygen tension in blood leaving the chorioallantoic capillaries normally limits the rate of embryonic growth for the first 18 days of incubation in this species."http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7335987

Quote: sumi did u get a chance to have a look at these?

 

[dpenning]

interesting, I dont think I could ever eat them, sorta like blue or green ketchup ha! I wonder if they simply dry them, when we process I could attempt dehydrating wonder I could just feed them cooked, or do you thing the bones are harmful that way?

LOL! Guess I didn't specify. By massive breeds i'm talking Mastiff dogs, I'll stick with my glucosamine out of a jar thankyouverymuch. They talk about chicken feet all the time as treats. They buy them at the asian markets usually, don't know if they are dehydrated or freeze dried. I've not done it personally. Folks who feed their dogs a raw diet are always looking to source different sources of protein and organ meat. You don't want to feed cooked chicken bones to dogs.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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[chicksooner]

these are a couple of my day 15 eggs. The pic angles make the cells look bigger than they are but they are small. They have been dry incubated. I added a bit of water the first couple days but that has been it since cells are not growing. I don't weigh. Usually just eyeball the air cells. These eggs are frustrating the heck out of me. If I had some humidity in the air I would understand but room air is usually so dry you could light a fire with the static electric sparks. I just moved these all to the hatcher. Dry and 100 degrees. Hygrometer is saying 16%. I guess we will see what hatches this weekend.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I am on day 16 and they are due sun. yours are due Mon?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

these are a couple of my day 15 eggs. The pic angles make the cells look bigger than they are but they are small. They have been dry incubated. I added a bit of water the first couple days but that has been it since cells are not growing. I don't weigh. Usually just eyeball the air cells. These eggs are frustrating the heck out of me. If I had some humidity in the air I would understand but room air is usually so dry you could light a fire with the static electric sparks. I just moved these all to the hatcher. Dry and 100 degrees. Hygrometer is saying 16%. I guess we will see what hatches this weekend.

I am with you on this.... I think its just the weather plain and simple, perhaps even inside in the dry they get the brunt of the pressure outside? I have not a clue as to what is going on, I ran dry and my day 18 look like yours at 14.... And its 15% humidity in that room with the coal stove! LOL perhaps the hens eggs take on more water (more egg whites) during the extreme cold and winter months eh???

Maybe we need to make Angel food cake instead of chicks???

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Not egg related, but how many misadventures do we get with poultry keeping? This was on FORBES today.....

“ Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success, but through misadventure. ”
— Amos Bronson Alcott

 

[chicksooner]

Not egg related, but how many misadventures do we get with poultry keeping? This was on FORBES today.....

“ Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success, but through misadventure. ”
— Amos Bronson Alcott

I love this. story of my life.

 

[chicksooner]

cake wouldn't require near the work that chicks do...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

cake wouldn't require near the work that chicks do...

and we wouldnt hesitate to eat it either

OMG that was just tooo perfect chicks ya know it!!! ha ha ha