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

[Kalalyn21]

I am picking up a lotto ticket today. Not sure what I would do if I won. I know for sure I would quit my job. Probably buy a big ranch so I could live out my dream as a stay at home chicken farmer/mom.

 

[mstricer]

Hunt for 4 quarters, 10 dimes, 20 nickles, 100 pennies. Any combination will work. it only takes one ticket to win.

 

[Farmer Viola]

if they survive lockdown I always lay mine on sides, but thats me plenty have great results keeping upright. I never did that for hatch.
adding to what is written below..... if you have any fluid in the egg at internal pip there will be a greater chance for that chick to NOT drown see image X is pip, so if you think about it any fluid should run down hill if there is any and sometimes there is fluid depending on your incubation.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

Candle day 18 is to determine growth, weigh, pencil mark air cell size and dispose bad eggs. It will look pretty dark and FULL in there! You may or may not see movement on this candle. Its ok if not, don’t panic! The chick may easily be resting! See how that air cell is beginning to dip more to one side and if you lay the egg down it will roll into the hatching position. I set my eggs with lowest dip in the aircell up. This position for hatching is good so the chick is able to turn into position and I can easily see my pips too! Day 18 laying horizontal for actual hatching helps a chick hatch 1-2 hours earlier. I lay my eggs down LOWEST DIP of the AIRCELL UP! This is the normal and most likely hatching position and the chick will break through or Internally pip and externally pip in that probable area. See the image below with the x, x being lowest dip in air cell and probably pip area/s.

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Oh really? In your OP, it says to use cartons, so that was my plan.....

You might want to update your post, I'm not going off Hatching101 I'm going off your Detached instructions because they were SO damaged.


LOCK DOWN on 18th day: LOCK DOWN = lower the temperature about 0.5C & increase the humidity the last three days not over 60% and average about 58%, STOP turning and the incubator stays closed, unconditionally for the next three days while the chicks hatch! (Note: To boost humidity, add warm water or increase the size of the pan or add a wet sponge. You can also adjust the humidity by adding or cutting back airflow. A full incubator needs to have the vents at least half open for the last three days.) PLACE the eggs in an egg carton upright to hatch at LOCKDOWN for easier hatching, safety of other eggs/peeps and cleanliness.

 

[gimmie birdies]

2 hatched and one pip 2 in air cell, one egg just sitting there.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: op of this thread? I wasnt able to edit it anymore after several weeks they shut that capability down, thats why it says this...

Diary & Notes of Hatching SILKIE Eggs MOST AIR Cell Damage from SHIPPING

THE FOLLOWING NOTES from this thread HAVE BEEN UPDATED FOR YOUR REFERENCE IN AN ARTICLE ~ Hatching Eggs 101

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101




adding from the 101

CONCLUSION ~ Shipped eggs​

For rolling, detached or disrupted air cells (cells no longer at fat end of the egg but like a bubble level on the long side, rolling or saddle shaped cells), you’ll need to change your hatch plan. They need to sit 24 hours NO TURNING, pointy end down in a Styrofoam Egg Carton with the bottoms cut out for ventilation to possibly reattach air cells. Allow eggs to sit in a moderately cool, somewhat humid place for 12-24 hours before you begin to incubate them. Basements are great. Moderately cool means 65-75 degrees with the fat end UP. After settle period SET Shipped eggs in the incubator in the carton with bottoms cut out as pictured below, do not turn for 36-48 hours to help air cell re-attach. I personally have found that any shipped egg that survives to day 18 lockdown has an awkward but re-attached air cell so I lay my eggs down for hatch. Please refer to day 18 lockdown for more information on why laying eggs for hatching after day 18 is the best way to go. After 36-48 hours begin turning or hand turn by laying the eggs side to side 3 times a day, as in the image below. REMINDER~ Never Set COLD eggs in the incubator.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

2 hatched and one pip 2 in air cell, one egg just sitting there.

awe chickies!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sumi I think that whole OP needs removed! Its so misleading and I get so irritated with it! Should we reword the link statement???? IDK !!! I have had several others questioning it and they dont go to the updated article, and messages in PM's they get confused! uggggg Just trying to help people out!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am picking up a lotto ticket today. Not sure what I would do if I won. I know for sure I would quit my job. Probably buy a big ranch so I could live out my dream as a stay at home chicken farmer/mom.

dont forget the hired help!

 

[Farmer Viola]

op of this thread? I wasnt able to edit it anymore after several weeks they shut that capability down, thats why it says this...

Oh nooo, that sucks!! The Hatching 101 article refers to your OP, so it's kind of a circle feedback loop....sucks that you cant edit it any more

OKAY, it is decided, they are going on their sides!!!
Thank you so much I was going to put them in cartons based on the OP!! thank you thank you!
kind of excited to have them on their sides and be able to see rocking movement unlike last time!

 

[Farmer Viola]

Sumi I think that whole OP needs removed! Its so misleading and I get so irritated with it! Should we reword the link statement???? IDK !!! I have had several others questioning it and they dont go to the updated article, and messages in PM's they get confused! uggggg Just trying to help people out!

Well, I came here FROM the Hatching 101 article, so maybe that article should not link here if its not correct...

Or maybe you could write an Article (instead of a thread) and the Hatching 101 could link THERE instead of HERE? ideas...

Edit:
OR.. since you are up to 2,000 pages... new thread? I rather like being able to come in and ask questions. With an article it stops discusion