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

[Lazy Farmer]

Flashlight farming

 

[Nksg75]

Good morning all,
I have a question that I would like your opinions on.
I have 3 viable eggs on day 17 left from the original 11 that were shipped across the country. All 3 have different aircells. (Really bad, not too bad, and ok)
I am going to include pictures of all 3, and if you would let me know what you would do if you were in my shoes I would apprieciate it.
I would like to up humidity today to about 45% to slow the one eggs aircell from getting any bigger, however I am not sure if it is wise to do this because the other 2 eggs aircells are not nearly as bad as this ones.
In the picture you will see the pink marker is from day 14, and the aircells on the 2 decent eggs have enlarged, and luckily the egg with the horrible aircell has Not grown(thank goodness)

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• Nksg75
• Feb 12, 2018

2 eggs predicted to be males

These are the 2 eggs that are not too bad.(as far as shipped eggs goes)

(Regarding my outlines, has anyone ever noticed that if given a fridge egg you can draw a perfect straight line, yet as soon as I put them in the incubator, I all of a sudden can't seem to draw a straight line without my hand shaking like crazy?)

IMG_2658

• Nksg75
• Feb 12, 2018

Egg with saddle shape aircell

Here is the last egg, if you notice the aircell is saddle shaped, and I didn't realize it al first, but look closer and you will see how the pink marker goes way down the front of that egg.
This is the aircell I want to slow down from growing any larger.
Would any of you raise humidity to stop this 1 egg from growing larger, or leave it, so the other two have a better chance?

Also as far as the marking being day 14, how do the first 2 eggs aircells look?
Thanks for any input!!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

How can I sleep? I just saw my first external pip!

Good luck Anne! Can't wait to see pictures!

 

[kwhites634]

Sleep? Only the weak need sleep.

Count me as on of the weak ones, then. I bailed about 9:30 last night when my eyelids kept slamming shut.
Woke up about 3, and kept thinking about DW driving my truck for a few days while her car's in the body shop. She's not only putting a lot of extra miles on it, but she makes me nervous when she's driving and I'm over there cringing. God, I hope she don't wreck my truck!

 

[kwhites634]

I was sleeping, and my phone rang. I freaked thinking, “who’s dead now?!” I must have rolled over on my phone. I’d called the neighbor. The loud one at that. Instant headache!!

Exactly why I don't shove mine into a back pocket like a lot of people do.

 

[mlm Mike]

Good morning all,
I have a question that I would like your opinions on.
I have 3 viable eggs on day 17 left from the original 11 that were shipped across the country. All 3 have different aircells. (Really bad, not too bad, and ok)
I am going to include pictures of all 3, and if you would let me know what you would do if you were in my shoes I would apprieciate it.
I would like to up humidity today to about 45% to slow the one eggs aircell from getting any bigger, however I am not sure if it is wise to do this because the other 2 eggs aircells are not nearly as bad as this ones.
In the picture you will see the pink marker is from day 14, and the aircells on the 2 decent eggs have enlarged, and luckily the egg with the horrible aircell has Not grown(thank goodness)

IMG_2653

• Nksg75
• Feb 12, 2018

2 eggs predicted to be males

These are the 2 eggs that are not too bad.(as far as shipped eggs goes)

(Regarding my outlines, has anyone ever noticed that if given a fridge egg you can draw a perfect straight line, yet as soon as I put them in the incubator, I all of a sudden can't seem to draw a straight line without my hand shaking like crazy?)

IMG_2658

• Nksg75
• Feb 12, 2018

Egg with saddle shape aircell

Here is the last egg, if you notice the aircell is saddle shaped, and I didn't realize it al first, but look closer and you will see how the pink marker goes way down the front of that egg.
This is the aircell I want to slow down from growing any larger.
Would any of you raise humidity to stop this 1 egg from growing larger, or leave it, so the other two have a better chance?

Also as far as the marking being day 14, how do the first 2 eggs aircells look?
Thanks for any input!!

On day 17 you really aren't going to be able to do much in regards to air cell size. I would just lockdown on day 18 as normal.

 

[Nksg75]

Ok, thanks. Should I even bother to up the humidity today at all?

 

[Pensmaster]

Ok, thanks. Should I even bother to up the humidity today at all?

If they were mine I’d leave them where they are humidity wise till lockdown.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Not the best first picture, but one is out!!!

 

[Pensmaster]

Hen update. She’s back in a coop. Not hers but two coops away now.