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

[MrsChicky55]

With shipped eggs, a clear does not always mean it was infertile. Shipping can kill them.

A good hatch rate for shipped eggs if 50% of what you set

Agreed but I assumed it would still show a bullseye meaning a fertile egg but I’m new, is that incorrect? 12 didn’t have a bullseye one had an embryo.

 

[MrsChicky55]

I personally would never throw an egg on day 10...BUT I would not even look at an egg on day ten..

Shipped eggs and getting 2/3rds to start hatching is phenomenal. I am lucky to get 1/3 with shipped eggs...

I hadn’t planned on candling until day 14 but given the temperature was so far off & all the humidity issues I wondered where I stood. There was zero development on 12 of thefts, night be of them were fertile. At least they didn’t have a bullseye. I can’t help but feel like if they’d been fertile I’d have a better hatch rate. But I was very pleased to see myself movement & signs of life!

 

[MrsChicky55]

X2... highest hatch rate I've ever gotten on shipped was 60%ish, and I've done more than a few batches...

So I get that a good hatch rate is 50%. But I’m a long ways off from hatching. I was surprised that 12 of 34 were not fertile in the first place. Other than the infertile ones I’ve only lost 3 so far. One had a crack & I tossed it. One had a free floating airsac and on day 7 a blood ring. And another blood ring today on an embryo.

 

[BantyChooks]

So I get that a good hatch rate is 50%. But I’m a long ways off from hatching. I was surprised that 12 of 34 were not fertile in the first place. Other than the infertile ones I’ve only lost 3 so far. One had a crack & I tossed it. One had a free floating airsac and on day 7 a blood ring. And another blood ring today on an embryo.

Good luck. I've found time of highest dieoff is lockdown. Little buggers get that far and give up!
(Ralphie, I have CAM issues, NOT shrinkwrap )

What breed did you get?

 

[MrsChicky55]

That’s what I’m afraid of! Lockdown has me terrified! I’ve never heard of CAM issues though, what’s that?

 

[ronott1]

Hey, Ron, were you the one that killed birds with the PVC cutters?

Yes!

Killed three of them yesterday. It is the best way so fare.

It is a flexible pipe cutter:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Flexible-Tube-Cutter-99518/206743941

 

[MrsChicky55]

Yes!

Killed three of them yesterday. It is the best way so fare.

It is a flexible pipe cutter:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Flexible-Tube-Cutter-99518/206743941

How much strength does it take to use those?

 

[ronott1]

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Agreed but I assumed it would still show a bullseye meaning a fertile egg but I’m new, is that incorrect? 12 didn’t have a bullseye one had an embryo.

Good Job on the eggtopsy!
Those look like infertile eggs. Will the seller get you more due to the high infertile rate?

 

[ronott1]

How much strength does it take to use those?

It is not hard at all to use. Much easier than using pruning shears

 

[MrsChicky55]

Good luck. I've found time of highest dieoff is lockdown. Little buggers get that far and give up!
(Ralphie, I have CAM issues, NOT shrinkwrap )

What breed did you get?

The eggs are silkies/sizzles. I can’t really complain about the low fertility rate because I ordered a dozen and she almost trippled my order. So I got super lucky and I’m very grateful. I just was surprised and given that I’m planning on hatching my own next spring I wondered if that’s pretty normal.