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

[Sally Sunshine]

Thanks everyone, now I need a replacement roo! you know how that goes, too many and then when u need one you cant find one!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I checked on the first 2 wrong end pippers, they're not ready to come out yet... It's been nearly 2 days, so I will check them again this evening. One of the others looks like it's thinking about zipping, so I think we'll have #3 hatched soon. In the meantime we managed to get #1 so spoiled. It yells it's head off and jumps up and down when it sees me. Really cute, but distracting while I'm busy examining eggs! Kiddo carried it around and played with it this morning, letting it run around the lounge. So now it doesn't want to stay in the brooder... I must get us some ducks for keeps. They're are adorable.

 

[MommaBee]

So I am returning one of our incubators this morning. Meaning I had to clean out the left over eggs. I'm so confused as to what happened. I cracked off the tops and 7 had clearly developed embryos. One had even pipped internally. 5 looked like they were backwards. So frustrating!!!! I know it was something I did. Just not sure what. Try to learn for the ones due this Friday and next. I think I will never get some of these images out of my head!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

So I am returning one of our incubators this morning. Meaning I had to clean out the left over eggs. I'm so confused as to what happened. I cracked off the tops and 7 had clearly developed embryos. One had even pipped internally. 5 looked like they were backwards. So frustrating!!!! I know it was something I did. Just not sure what. Try to learn for the ones due this Friday and next. I think I will never get some of these images out of my head!

awwww they had been set big end up, and turned properly? sometimes people hand turn them wrong and sorta flip them end to end instead of rolling them, that can cause it as well.... I think I have something written in the article about that. what did the membranes look like? remember eggtopsys are to help guide u with your next hatch, so even pics can be good and we can help you better too!

 

[cochins1088]

awwww they had been set big end up, and turned properly? sometimes people hand turn them wrong and sorta flip them end to end instead of rolling them, that can cause it as well.... I think I have something written in the article about that. what did the membranes look like? remember eggtopsys are to help guide u with your next hatch, so even pics can be good and we can help you better too!

Wait.. What's wrong with flipping eggs? They end up in the same position whether you roll them or flip them. Does it really matter?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: let me see what I wrote from the studies I read... hang on

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Improper rolling can cause the chalazae that holds the yolk in place to tear and set the yolk free. If this happens the embryo will die.


I will find my links again, just don't feel like it right now. full house of little ones and now a snow day kids are to be sent home early dismissal to boot and kids keep waking up the baby!

 

[sumi]

Quick update: one of the wrong end pippers from 2 days ago just hatched. No help needed. I hope the other 2 will do the same!

 

[pcreel]

When is too much? I'm defiantly addicted. Cheaper than horses and less crazy than being a vast lady so my husband puts up with it.
Bad thing I'm in the city. Not allowed to have any.
But i have 12 ducks Pekings Peking crested buffs Malards Or the larger ones that look like the malards and a mystery duck

 

[cochins1088]

Improper rolling can cause the chalazae that holds the yolk in place to tear and set the yolk free. If this happens the embryo will die.


I will find my links again, just don't feel like it right now. full house of little ones and now a snow day kids are to be sent home early dismissal to boot and kids keep waking up the baby!

Gotcha. I have too much work to get done before class tonight so I won't be researching it until tomorrow.

Wouldn't it take a lot of force to break the chalazae? I just don't see any difference between rolling the eggs and flipping the eggs since the eggs would end up in the same position either way..