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

[Sally Sunshine]

that was a joke about finding help btw

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I will testify, the boys just can't stand the heat, but then again, we always knew that! I am getting nothing but girls, which is great because I have all of the roos I need.

I just walked past the hatcher and one of the three chirpers has pipped. Thank goodness I had the presence of mind to candle. I guess I shouldn't base the eggs I choose to move to the hatcher on movement.

 

[confusedturtle]

Oh no poor little egg
Sally Sunshine, why did you put the marks on the egg? Does it measure chick growth or air cell or something? Still learning.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Oh no poor little egg

Sally Sunshine, why did you put the marks on the egg? Does it measure chick growth or air cell or something? Still learning.

I'd wager the egg makes it. Miracles seem to abound at Sunshine Acres. Wouldn't surprise me one bit!

 

[rbaker0345]

You know what I bet would work for a cracked egg like that? Parafilm. I'm a molecular biologist which means that I've taken a lot of microbiology classes and we always used this stuff to hold our plates (petri dishes filled with agar where you grow bacteria) closed. It is called parafilm, Its got a parrafin base, so its breathable, but it stretches like rubber and it doesn't melt in an incubator. You could use a big swath of parafilm to hold the shell around the egg and create an extra membrane.

 

[ozexpat]

You know what I bet would work for a cracked egg like that? Parafilm. I'm a molecular biologist which means that I've taken a lot of microbiology classes and we always used this stuff to hold our plates (petri dishes filled with agar where you grow bacteria) closed. It is called parafilm, Its got a parrafin base, so its breathable, but it stretches like rubber and it doesn't melt in an incubator. You could use a big swath of parafilm to hold the shell around the egg and create an extra membrane.

Here is a link for klutzes like me

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parafilm-M-...919429620?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item2ec7bb31f4

 

[Gardeningmama]

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Wow! That is really cool!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Oh no poor little egg

Sally Sunshine, why did you put the marks on the egg? Does it measure chick growth or air cell or something? Still learning.

lol the ) is the air cell and the X is probable external pip area (lower part of dip in the air cell is where they will almost always pip, unless malposition)
then what you see is 4-11 sideways Date set.... instead of marking a line or X on one side for turning I just go by the date I write on each egg.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I wager its dead....
I see red starting to seep through the towel, my guess would be blood clots and loss and probably ruptured yolk. I should have culled it but lucas was screaming bloody murder.
I will check it out when he is busy doing something.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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You know what I bet would work for a cracked egg like that? Parafilm. I'm a molecular biologist which means that I've taken a lot of microbiology classes and we always used this stuff to hold our plates (petri dishes filled with agar where you grow bacteria) closed. It is called parafilm, Its got a parrafin base, so its breathable, but it stretches like rubber and it doesn't melt in an incubator. You could use a big swath of parafilm to hold the shell around the egg and create an extra membrane.

and I was just going to mix up some epoxy or bondo and start the puzzle