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

[sterlingb]

I am not sure what to tell you, I dont mess with any eggs until after most have hatched, because I have done more damage thinking I can save an un internally pipped chick than not....  Its still a 75% loss in these attempts with me.  sorry!  in the assist article, start study the positions of malpositions and anatomy just in case. 

I'm just going to let them do their thing. As long as I see movement in the egg and rocking ill continue to hope for the best. If nothing has changed by Friday, which is more than enough time, ill pull all eggs and set others. I kept a log book so maybe I'll try and bump temp up a little and see what the outcome may be!

nothing better than good ol trial and error.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

yup its such a hard call as we have no clue whats going on in there!

 

[ozexpat]

3 ways how to mess up a hatch

1 intervene on an early chick
2 intervene on an early chick
3 intervene on an early chick

 

[Sally Sunshine]

oz found this, well not really my go to guy on my FB white faced spanish group, Juan Villalón Master WFS breeder lol sent me some links, this is one of them, and NOT just for the incubation stuff lol http://www.tri-tro.com/incubación-pollito-castellano-negro/

Google translate is working well on the site.

 

[ozexpat]

oz found this, well not really my go to guy on my FB white faced spanish group, Juan Villalón Master WFS breeder lol sent me some links, this is one of them, and NOT just for the incubation stuff lol http://www.tri-tro.com/incubación-pollito-castellano-negro/

Google translate is working well on the site.

what a great resource

 

[dolfi]

How do you rate your hatch? Is it from the very beginning? Or after you take the unfertil eggs and or quitters.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I count it after I remove the clears- but then you can also do the percent that make it to lockdown.

 

[ozexpat]

How do you rate your hatch? Is it from the very beginning? Or after you take the unfertil eggs and or quitters.

I do it based on what I ordered.

if my average hatch is 22% and I want 40 chicks - I need to start with 200 shipped eggs

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I agree with Oz what goes in the bator is what you determine.... there was just an argument on FB rare breeds groups about that! Professor Bramwell stepped in for a few posts and explained thats how you get your figures, not I HAD A 95% hatch after we pulled clears.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

and Nikki I am not knocking you on that at all, I only read yours after I posted..... Its used as a uninformed sales pitch is what Professor Bramwell was getting at.... and you see it all the time! As a man who does the clinical trials and studies I listen when he talks but am VERY guilty of thinking that it is possible for us small backyard hatchers who have all hands on deck, and knowing EVERY ONE OF OUR HENS AND ROOS health history that we CAN in FACT get a better hatch rate than the 75% he says is the normal.

ADDING in EDIT: The hatchers that have experience and have studied some on incubating and have a good hold on it.