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

[Sally Sunshine]

A Chart to help with day of Death BREAKOUT of your DIS @BantyChooks

Table 3. Signs of Embryonic Development
Day
Signs

1
Appearance of primitive streak and first somite
2
Appearance of amniotic folds; heart beats; blood circulation
3
Amnion completely encircles embryo; embryo rotates to left side
4
Eye pigmented; leg buds larger than wing
5
Appearance of elbows and knees
6
Appearance of beak; voluntary movement; demarcation of digits and toes
7
Comb growth begins; appearance of egg tooth
8
Feather tracts prominent; upper and lower beak equal in length
9
Bird-like appearance; mouth opening appears
10
Digits completely separated; toe nails
11
Comb serrated clearly; tail feathers apparent; eye lid oval
12
Eyelids almost closed and elliptical
13
Appearance of overlapping scales; embryo covered with down; eye lid slit opening
14
Embryo aligned with long axis
15
Small intestines taken into abdomen
16
Feathers cover body
17
Head between legs
18
Head under right wing
19
Amniotic fluid disappears (embryo swallws it); yolk sac half withdrawn
20
Yolk sac completely drawn into body; beak pips into air cell
21
Shell pipping; normal hatching




@casportpony

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Identifying Fertility in 21-Day Incubated Eggs
Fertility of a 21-day incubated egg can be identified by looking for signs of development and by examining yolk color and albumen consistency. The two statements that follow relate to the identification of very early deads, positive development, and infertile eggs after 21 days of incubation.
Generally speaking, an infertile yolk will be a brighter yellow than a fertile yolk. The albumen of infertile eggs is thicker than the albumen of fertile eggs. An infertile yolk is held in the center of the egg while a fertile yolk will sink near the point end.
Although these statements are correct, there may be instances when they are not fail safe.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

ugh sorry chart didnt go into format on that

 

[casportpony]

Those interested in tube feeding really need to check out this link. Normally it's only viewable to vets, vet techs etc, but for some reason today it's viewable to the public. Truly the best tube feeding article and video I have seen to date!

http://lafeber.com/vet/tube-feeding-birds/#Contraindications_and_potential_complications

-Kathy

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Are those the saltwater cats?

no there blue cats

 

[casportpony]

Here is one on Grace.


I am working on this one for Lucy to match her tack.

Very colorful!

-Kathy

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Cj I'm sorry you had to go through this.... Lesson learned i guess.
Unfortunately I saw it coming.
The Ayam Cemani eggs I got from you arived in excellent condition. I got a 100% hatch rate and am totally pleased.
You have been one of the kindest people I've met on BYC (it's a big crowd of kind people though) and certainly didn't belong getting treated that way.
I'm sorry that you did...... Phil

wow.u know now im really leaving i said it before but i really am.

 

[casportpony]

-Kathy

 

[campingshaws]

These are my Sally birds. OE cockerel and then a project pullet? She's barred and crested with clean legs. This is a Pepper pullet? I really need to learn to keep better records when I hatch things.

 

[Akrnaf2]

-Kathy

Exactly my words!