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

[sterlingb]

My boys are so excited to finally have some sweet babies to love on!!

 

[bellah1]

I recently posted something about getting 12 shipped eggs off of eBay,1 cracked (due to my 3yr old) 4 are developing and the other 7 are completely clear. So I'm giving them a couple more days since its only day 6 but what do I do after that? Do I crack them open and take pictures? Then contact the seller? Do I pay for the shipping if he replaces the eggs or does he? This is only my 3rd batch of shipped eggs and the other ones I put in the bator on the same day which i bought from a different seller are all developing but 1 that was cracked. Is it hard to look for the bullseye of and egg that's been incubated? Sorry for all the questions but I'm upset, I just think that over half is a lot to be clear & I paid a decent amount of money for these.

 

[bellah1]

Harmony and DH's Herd of Brahma!
She says "mommy I am scared, he is lookin at me"
and I say to myself "I wouldn't even be sitting there if I was a kid"
she has more nerve than I did for sure!

Is this a girl who loves chickens or what!
"Girls day out, Harmony says!"

Your daughter is beautiful (better get the baseball bat ready now!) and your chickens are pretty, I never knew chicken could be so colorful and unique til I started hanging out my chicken lady friend. And by the way I LOVE your avatar!

 

[chicksooner]

I recently posted something about getting 12 shipped eggs off of eBay,1 cracked (due to my 3yr old) 4 are developing and the other 7 are completely clear. So I'm giving them a couple more days since its only day 6 but what do I do after that? Do I crack them open and take pictures? Then contact the seller? Do I pay for the shipping if he replaces the eggs or does he? This is only my 3rd batch of shipped eggs and the other ones I put in the bator on the same day which i bought from a different seller are all developing but 1 that was cracked. Is it hard to look for the bullseye of and egg that's been incubated? Sorry for all the questions but I'm upset, I just think that over half is a lot to be clear & I paid a decent amount of money for these.

Most sellers wont guarantee hatchability due to shipping. You can crack them open and if the yolk holds up after being in the incubator you can look for the bullseye but like I said they will claim shipping. The bullseye will be the white spot on the yolk and it will look like a bullseye concentric circles. Good Luck.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My boys are so excited to finally have some sweet babies to love on!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: agree unfortunately : (

 

[cochins1088]

I have Icelandic eggs and other LF breeds on day 12 now; I read that Icies hatch early, like day 19 or 20

Is this going to create a problem if I lock down 12 hrs. early?

I would stop turning on day 17 and raise the humidity on day 18. You don't need to raise the humidity until you have internal pips.

 

[ktkid]

I would wait until later today not tomorrow morning, make sure you know anatomy and know that article well!

Good news! two have pipped and today is day 20. Do you think I should just leave them alone then?

 

[cochins1088]

Good news! two have pipped and today is day 20. Do you think I should just leave them alone then?

Yes, they are right on track so you should leave them alone. Now that they have pipped, it can take up too 24 hours before they hatch. Good Luck!

 

[cochins1088]

Ok, here's what's going on in my bator.

I candled the eggs and 2 of them were completely dark, while the other 3 had spaces of blood vessels. I opened the 2 completely dark eggs and moistened their membranes. They were both mal-positioned, but because of the horribly saddled air cells, their beaks were fairly easy to find. Both of them were very weak. There was very little movement and it looked like their blood vessels were already beginning to subside. I had always thought the they don't begin to subside until the chick internally pips. Anyways, I carefully avoided blood vessels and I managed to free both of their beaks. Both started breathing instantly, but they are still very weak. I'm glad I went in when I did, because these 2 wouldn't have made it otherwise.

I looked at the other 3 eggs and starting thinking. I lost every single shipped egg from the NYD hatch-a-long and all of them looked like this, so I might as well try something. Especially after seeing the condition of the other 2 chicks. I choose one of the eggs to open. I removed part of the shell and moistened the membrane. This chick is also mal-positioned, but because the air cell extended all the way down to the small end of the egg, I was able to find it's beak. This chick has a lot of fluid left. I'm not sure what do to with this baby. I know that I can't internally pip for it because it's not ready and there is too much fluid, but from my experience, chicks like this don't make it.

Even though the first 2 are weak, I'm very hopeful. They are breathing and their blood vessels are subsided. As for the other 3, I have very little hope. Sally, what would you do? I don't understand why those 3 (as well as my NYD eggs) have so much fluid left. Temperatures were spot on so they shouldn't be delayed.