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

[Sally Sunshine]

Where is everyone? No news from my side. Yet. What are you all up to?

puppies leaving school starting new kids coming chickens being neglected lol
I have eggs that go into lockdown tomorrow I hope I remember since most are coming for pups some of my brahma calcium deposit and odd shaped eggs, the WFS upsidedowners I ordered and then I have serama and a few others to lockdown in 5 days afterwards.

I guess I will eat my serama eggs..... sumi how long can they go unrefrigerated and in about 60 degree cellar? oh for eating safetly? DH was like I aint eating them

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I have no idea WHY, but my hatcher suddenly dipped down and was reading 96 yesterday. I changed all batteries, confirmed it was NOT the thermometer/hygrometers. Carefully adjusted the bator and got the temp up to 101 (still air) measured at the top of the egg (side laying). It was fine all day yesterday and then this morning I got up and the hatcher said 107!! I opened it to cool it down and adjusted the temp. All day long its bouncing between 98 and 104 - can not get it to stabilize. Finally just decided to candle and only see movement in 2 of the 6 eggs still

Nothing was changed!!! A/C setting the same, positions all the same, dials the same. WHY??? Ugh

Today is day 19 - I am not taking out the other 4 eggs - just in case.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I've been attending to my BCM hatch... out of 7 eggs that went into lockdown Friday night, 5 have hatched, and the other 2 have pipped (today is Day 22). Four hatched yesterday, 1 I had to assist this morning, membranes dried out and poor thing was stuck in external pip stage. I could see the outer membrane, tough, white. Opened the air cell up, and chick was just sitting there, chirping away. Realized that it was stuck in the inner membrane, which had cleared its veins. Slid it off the head, and down a bit, and then put it back into the hatcher, to rest and finish the job on its own. Came back 4 hours later and upper half of body had dried off, and it was sitting there in it's half-shell, resting on paper towel, inside a teacup, unable to still move. So, checked, and sure enough... the membranes were so tough on it that it couldn't break loose. Removed the rest of the shell, the membranes stayed intact. Slid them down a bit to free it, and to make sure that everything had been completely absorbed. Everything was good, except the membranes were dry, white, and tough. So, wet them down with warm water, and slid them completely off the baby. Umbilical cord was even completely free, but the membrane was glued to some feathers on it's leg. Loosened them up with a bit more warm water, and baby is now completely free, and back in the hatcher, drying off, encouraging the last two eggs to hatch.

I placed two Lemon Barred Cuckoo Orps in the hatcher last night, so those will be hatching in 3 days. My one from a week ago will have some others of its breed to go with it! Yippee!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My internets down so trying to make do on my crumby cell.Wanted to say back a few pages when oz told of good packing material..one that great and free is wadded up plastic bags!They give are pliable and soft too You have to use a lot but who doesnt have a lot of plastic bags!They Breed undrr the cabinet !!
I lock down tomorrowHad 14 LavAMs now down to 5Have a passle ofLOs which dont want to hatch well for me usualy but fingers crossed for 5 or7 Then some unknowns that will probably all hatch as ones that arent spoken for always do dont they?

I have such issues hughesnet is such a pain in my butt! AFTER they install it they say take down trees, then after they upgrade to gen 4 take down more trees! SERIOUSLY! what happened to being able to hold some gadget up to MAKE SURE I GET THE DARN SERVICE!!

 

[ozexpat]

shock horror

in the philippines we dont refrigerate eating eggs. we did not in australia either.

no salmonella issues in oz,

oh and i ate some npip eggs here once that missed a quick trip to the phils lol

 

[chicksooner]

puppies leaving school starting new kids coming chickens being neglected lol
I have eggs that go into lockdown tomorrow I hope I remember since most are coming for pups some of my brahma calcium deposit and odd shaped eggs, the WFS upsidedowners I ordered and then I have serama and a few others to lockdown in 5 days afterwards.

I guess I will eat my serama eggs..... sumi how long can they go unrefrigerated and in about 60 degree cellar? oh for eating safetly? DH was like I aint eating them

My eggs sit out on the counter.

 

[familypendragon]

YES!! I finally got the darn thing to stabilize today and decided to candle again - 4 were moving instead of only 2!! Who knows maybe the other 2 are just sleeping and I didn't fry any of them

 

[chicksooner]

YES!! I finally got the darn thing to stabilize today and decided to candle again - 4 were moving instead of only 2!! Who knows maybe the other 2 are just sleeping and I didn't fry any of them

hopefully they are all fine.

 

[sumi]

Quote: A few weeks before they get too stale, but they'll be edible for quite awhile. Here's a study on storing eggs (for eating) that's quite interesting (show it to your DH

):

http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/fresh-eggs.aspx#axzz2ca7mfIES

 

[sumi]

YES!! I finally got the darn thing to stabilize today and decided to candle again - 4 were moving instead of only 2!! Who knows maybe the other 2 are just sleeping and I didn't fry any of them

Good luck and

You need some good luck for a chance!