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

[ozexpat]

I got a french white muscovy from Celtic Oaks Farm (actually I got six eggs from her, but it was before I met Sally, so I only have one duckling). She has them for sale and they are supposed to dress out at 15lb. My flock is dressing out at about 10-12 lb at 6mo.

awesome. i will check them out.

 

[ozexpat]

here is a pic of my favorite chicks - and young roo.

taken during my hawaii 5-0 b'day in Nov

 

[silver1313]

here is a pic of my favorite chicks - and young roo.

taken during my hawaii 5-0 b'day in Nov

aww great pic oz !!

 

[grannychicken54]

OH MY GAWD !!! THAT EMBRYO IS FREAKING ALIVE!!!!

Harmony was right!!! and YES I AM SCREAMING !!! Unbelievable!!!

HUMPTY DUMPTY IS MOVING!!! and boy can you see it without the shell on the lower portion!!

there are NO tears or rips and I purposely kept the papertowel dry so that the membrane stays tough, I figured wet it would weaken..... thoughts?
I am now in alert save the chick mode! unbelievable! I must video tape!! but I will wait to see if it lives until tomorrow first!!!!!

THIS MAY GET INTERESTING!! HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!! Its moving!!!! Holy broken marans egg!

Thats is wonderful but not surprising coming from you I guess you really do have a gift for making things live I am so happy now your son will be okay GREAT NEWS

 

[hillfloweranch]

Hey Look we are at the top! WE ROCK!

We don't cheer we play the game! whoot whoot​

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thats funny...i convinced my friend to join...pitbull girl...if you see her please welcome her! the forum life is new and confusing so just wanted to give her a shout out!! we are working on crossing her dark cornish roo and my white plymouth rock hens...will keep ya'll posted on what we get..if they be meaty they will head to the PI with Oz for dual purpose meal deals!

 

[hillfloweranch]

oh ya and congrats sally on humpty dumpty's last stand!! yay..guess the "all the king's men" were better than we thought!!!
lol

 

[chicknfun]

Silver You Rock!!!

I second that!!!!!

 

[mstricer]

Howdy,
Well son came over for the past couples days and got all my onions and potatoes planted and mad a little hoop over it, because every time he walked away or turned his back my Spitzenhauben's, would pull out the onions. He came in and I looked at him and said hey look out the window

all the birds were loving the fresh tilled ground and pecking around, and pulling the onion sets out and dropping them, he got so mad, that was a whole days work ruined. He just doesn't realize that they was fertilizing the ground and stirring it around. He spent the day guarding it, until I told him there was PVC pipe he could use to make a hope over it and cover with bird net. It was simple and we got it done quick. No baby yet either, that full moon wasn't on our side and she is officially 1 day past due date. If she doesn't go by Friday they are inducing her that morning.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

OH MY GAWD !!! THAT EMBRYO IS FREAKING ALIVE!!!!

Harmony was right!!! and YES I AM SCREAMING !!! Unbelievable!!!

HUMPTY DUMPTY IS MOVING!!! and boy can you see it without the shell on the lower portion!!

there are NO tears or rips and I purposely kept the papertowel dry so that the membrane stays tough, I figured wet it would weaken..... thoughts?
I am now in alert save the chick mode! unbelievable! I must video tape!! but I will wait to see if it lives until tomorrow first!!!!!

THIS MAY GET INTERESTING!! HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!! Its moving!!!! Holy broken marans egg!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

ok here goes a story, perhaps this is the real reason you don't candle or touch your eggs during lockdown....
two marans in the bator, I put them in lockdown last night because I knew I had a full house today. I didn't candle as the DH was messing with wiring in the lower level and it was too bright. so I decided to do it quick since the baby and some kiddos left. Well I get the egg out as I am reaching for the flashlight little luke grabs the light from me as I am balancing the egg to candle and splat, not that I am real tall for a large drop, however this is an egg right? uggggg tile floor even worse. I couldn't feel movement, the embryo actually feels very tiny to me, which is weird and it still holds ALOT of water in it. I put a towel around the broken part and put it in the bator. I cannot believe that outer membrane is still intact! I don't expect it to live if it is still alive, but I don't have anything better to try to save right? Now where is that "WHAT TO DO WITH A DROPPED EGG at DAY 18" article??????? I cant seem to find any help! I know I am wacked but lucas is devastated and if anything he still thinks its alive in there and give him time to forgive himself.

HUMPTY is Still ALIVE!!! He actually moved the egg out of its little paper towel nest sometime last night, and that blood looks just like a dot on the dry towel. They entire back side of shell is gone he is sitting on. I sure "isn't" gonna mess with him! I know I am gonna get even more excited and then the little dumpty will croak on me at hatch day. I am amazed, holy crow its actually still alive.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I feel a new chapter in the assist article in the making!!!

Bawahhhhaaaaaa yea right! what to do if you drop an egg on day 18, think that happens much! LMAO!