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

[meltel]

Today's eggs from the girls

 

[dan26552]

No, it's the bottoms of four of those thin clear plastic 6-egg cartons, with the bottom cut out. Worked well in this case. 

Thanks! I don't have them any more (see sad story above), but hope to have more very soon! (If the weather cooperates for shipping of chicks, I'll get them in a couple weeks.)

- Ant Farm 

Oh.

That's sad.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Thank you so much! I will be sure to read everything! I hope I get the same experience. Out of the 12 eggs, 2 were cracked in half, 2 had small cracks, and 8 looked fine. For the 2 that aren't that badly cracked, I heard that I can patch the crack with scotch tape? Is this true?

Yes, some folks have had cracked eggs hatch, I've not tried it. I can't recall what it was that folks used, I think one of those liquid bandage things. But hopefully someone who has done it will pipe up...

 

[BantyChooks]

Uhhhhh.... Being compulsive about reading all the stuff? Harassing Sally and the thread on a near daily basis? Having Joey and Yokel saving my bacon by answering my post late at night when the air cells started growing too fast?

I received a lot of cracked broken eggs in that shipment, 18 were intact and I set those. 12 made it to lockdown. 8 hatched (one was not well and had to be euthanized).

- Ant Farm

Check & check- Honestly, I just don't get it

I think I need to set local eggs again and see if I still get bad hatch rates.
Chicken math, eh?

I gotta say its the bator!!! I had my 4H buddy hatch some and he got a 75% hatch rate! 16 years old-new to incubating followed brinsea directions and a really nice hatch!!! If this one flubs, I'm breaking out the cabinet on april fools!!! 

Doubt it... I'm using a rock stable one right now.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Today's eggs from the girls

Lovely!!!!!

Quote: Well, clearly the eggies are committing suicide before hatching because they figured out where you live and how cold it is there...

 

[BantyChooks]

Yes, some folks have had cracked eggs hatch, I've not tried it. I can't recall what it was that folks used, I think one of those liquid bandage things. But hopefully someone who has done it will pipe up...

Me me me!! Torvi was a cracked egg. I used new skin.

 

[Phage]

Thank you so much! I will be sure to read everything! I hope I get the same experience. Out of the 12 eggs, 2 were cracked in half, 2 had small cracks, and 8 looked fine. For the 2 that aren't that badly cracked, I heard that I can patch the crack with scotch tape? Is this true?

Scotch tape works a dream.

Don't use too much though as the rest of the shell needs to "breath"

 

[deserteggs22]

Yes, some folks have had cracked eggs hatch, I've not tried it. I can't recall what it was that folks used, I think one of those liquid bandage things. But hopefully someone who has done it will pipe up...

Alright. thank you!





Has anyone ever hatched a cracked egg?

 

[deserteggs22]

Scotch tape works a dream.

Don't use too much though as the rest of the shell needs to "breath"

I think that's the way I'll go. I've wanted some videos on how to do it and results too.

 

[BantyChooks]

Lovely!!!!! 

Well, clearly the eggies are committing suicide before hatching because they figured out where you live and how cold it is there... 

Oh, fer Pete's sake, it's not THAT cold here!!