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

[Fire Ant Farm]

I was sent some eggs that got pretty roughed up during shipping. Dang post office; they're usually really good my packages. Most of the eggs have slipped air cells, and a few have completely detached cells. I've got them resting pointy side down at the moment.

My question is, my incubator is a Brinsea Maxi II, which incubates the eggs on their sides. If I can't get the air cells to reattach will that affect hatching?

I got shipped eggs that were really shaken up last year - I incubated them upright in plastic egg cartons with holes cut in the bottom (you could also use foam, but can't use paper because it messes with humidity). You can manually turn them three times a day by gently leaning them to one side in the egg carton, then to the other. They did pretty well, all things considered. If you go to the second post at the beginning of the thread and read all about the shipped eggs info, that's what I followed. I also asked for a lot of help here on the thread as well. I even hatched upright.





- Ant Farm

Edit to add: You can see from the tracings how messed up the air cells were.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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I want rabbits - I got really far along in getting them, but in the end, wasn't sure I would reliably have someone who could care for them while I'm away (not often, but once or twice a year). Same thing is delaying the duck/goose acquisition.

 

[duluthralphie]

I was sent some eggs that got pretty roughed up during shipping. Dang post office; they're usually really good my packages. Most of the eggs have slipped air cells, and a few have completely detached cells. I've got them resting pointy side down at the moment.

My question is, my incubator is a Brinsea Maxi II, which incubates the eggs on their sides. If I can't get the air cells to reattach will that affect hatching?

Is there anyway you can cut the bottom of an egg carton and put them in it air sac up?

For a few days anyways. Shipped egg vacuum. I hate hatching them and I worry if I ship them. None of us can control the volley ball games the postal employees might have with them.

You might have to forego turning them for a few days then just lift the carton a tad instead of a complete turn.....



A carton cut like this..

 

[duluthralphie]

I want rabbits - I got really far along in getting them, but in the end, wasn't sure I would reliably have someone who could care for them while I'm away (not often, but once or twice a year). Same thing is delaying the duck/goose acquisition.

It is not big deal if a duck or goose is left unattended for a few months, but rabbits I understand the concern...

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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[dan26552]

It is not big deal if a duck or goose is left unattended for a few months, but rabbits I understand the concern...

Yeah.

 

[duluthralphie]

Remember the chick I thought I killed by helping it hatch.. It is still alive and doing OK,,, I have the hands of a surgeon, I have no idea why I doubted myself. That is my second error in the last 30 years...both times I thought I did wrong and I did not....

 

[BunnynChicks]

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Neat. The babies must be soo cute.

 

[duluthralphie]

What do you do with all the rabbits?

 

[dan26552]

I want rabbits - I got really far along in getting them, but in the end, wasn't sure I would reliably have someone who could care for them while I'm away (not often, but once or twice a year). Same thing is delaying the duck/goose acquisition.

Rabbits are a lot of fun, and they produce cold manure e Though if ya can't find someone to take care of them that does pose a problem.