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

[subhanalah]

Okay, I have eggs and an incubator. Shipped eggs, incubator works by laying eggs on their side.
Can I use Styrofoam egg cartons or do they have to be cardboard for the egg to breathe?

 

[ozexpat]

Okay, I have eggs and an incubator. Shipped eggs, incubator works by laying eggs on their side.
Can I use Styrofoam egg cartons or do they have to be cardboard for the egg to breathe?

In the Hatching 101 article it shows eggs in a foam carton with the bottoms cut out.

there is all sorts of useful info in the article

 

[subhanalah]

I guess I should revisit that article, it was before I was thinking about incubating when I read it. Thanks, oz!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

The air cell is one of
the first factors observed in candling and can
be the determining factor in classifying the
individual egg as to interior quality. http://mysrf.org/pdf/pdf_poultry/p18.pdf

THIS is interesting to me.... WITH IMAGES a good candler would be key LOL
CANDLING and viewing of yolk to obtain a egg condition see page 27 http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3004502

less defined you yolk outline is indicates a higher quality egg. An AA egg should have a yolk outline that is only slightly defined and that pretty much blends into the surrounding white. An A grade egg should have the yolk outline fairly well defined, meaning it is discernible but not clearly outlined. A B grade egg has a yolk outline that is clearly defined and is visible as dark shadow when the egg is twirled in front of the candler. The image below shows the yolk outline grades of candled eggs.

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[Sally Sunshine]

http://ijscience.com/Journal_of_Animal_Scientist/pdf-files/Issue-2/32-36.pdf


Effects of Storage Temperature and Length on Egg Quality Parameters of Laying Hen

 

[Sally Sunshine]

oops @ozexpat forgot to tag you

 

[ozexpat]

oops @ozexpat forgot to tag you

ouch - you got me

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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[blzzrdqueen]

First egg of the batch has pipped!!! Check out my live stream in the coming hours!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/silkie-hatch-cam1

 

[subhanalah]

First egg of the batch has pipped!!!  Check out my live stream in the coming hours!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/silkie-hatch-cam1