Chocolate_Chick
Chirping
- Apr 1, 2020
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So 12 days ago I put 7 eggs in my incubator, only one has developed. Fortunately it's got really good veins and seems pretty strong. It's a serama egg, and it's wobbling at day 12! I've hatched them before and they wobbled at day 15. Yesterday, day 11, I thought I had seen it move but put it down to wishful thinking. Today it definitely is moving. And whats really usual is, in daylight, I can see the embryo moving around - without candling. I can see a dark shape moving on different sides. I didn't know this was possible. The shell quality is good, it is light colored but not as light as some of the others in there. Anyone seen this before? I'm guessing it will hatch early as it is already taking up a good amount of space in the egg.
Now the query, I have 8 more eggs to put in there today, I ordered more I thought I'd need to replace the eggs that weren't developing. All of them have detached air cells, so I plan to prop them up in cut out egg cartons and put them in. Keeping the humidity a little lower to allow the air cells to grow sufficiently. However I will need to hand turn them and turn the auto turner off. So I need to open the incubator 3-5 times a day, while also trying to guess which day the egg that is developing will hatch, as its likely to be early, so I can up the humidity for that day and not shrink wrap it from opening the bator. Anyone done this before and has some advice?
Now the query, I have 8 more eggs to put in there today, I ordered more I thought I'd need to replace the eggs that weren't developing. All of them have detached air cells, so I plan to prop them up in cut out egg cartons and put them in. Keeping the humidity a little lower to allow the air cells to grow sufficiently. However I will need to hand turn them and turn the auto turner off. So I need to open the incubator 3-5 times a day, while also trying to guess which day the egg that is developing will hatch, as its likely to be early, so I can up the humidity for that day and not shrink wrap it from opening the bator. Anyone done this before and has some advice?