EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Pensmaster]

It's really windy down here too - i'm not a fan of going outside with gusting winds around trees and power lines. 

Pretty much inside day here as well. Not much getting done.

 

[BullChick]

I just went down and looked in the hatcher..


I have 3 new ducks!!

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Coffee?

Always!!!

 

[duluthralphie]

how's the toads doing ?

They are HUGE,,, I plan to weigh them on Tuesday, as that is their birthday..

 

[duluthralphie]

Always!!!

LIAR No Ducks ever.

 

[daxigait]

I just went down and looked in the hatcher..


I have 3 new Dominques!!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Do you know how "cool" it would be to see one actually hatch, you might be able to see the development through a soft shell. I'm not sure how you'd "turn" it though with out ripping the shell apart.

Do you think a circle of tape would work? Make a "t", then carefully lay the egg down, wrapping it securely? I'd say try a plastic egg too. Or... gently slide it into half of a shell. Hmm

Yeah, I thought of sliding it in a half of a plastic easter egg to keep it secure.

I think it would be hard to hatch, Humidity would have to be so high the chick drowns, I think.

 Turning would be no problem lay it in an egg carton and just tilt the carton back and forth, up and down without touching the egg.

Maybe liquid bandage over the entire shell, or clear nail hardener.

It would be neat to try though. I think nail hardener and liquid bandage would block any oxygen from getting in to the baby at all.

 

[BullChick]

LIAR   No Ducks ever.

 

[daxigait]

You guys make me want an incubator so bad, but I have to wait on a broody or take them to a friend.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote:

Quote: That just might work, 'specially if the whole deal was placed in an auto-turner, as long as infiltration of bacteria & excess moisture, as mentioned before, didn't create problems along the way.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Hard to tell, but what would you lose by trying? Nothing.