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

[daxigait]

@Sally Sunshine and every one else that is interested.
The making of my Bowie knife
First stage: getting the steel, a car leaf spring
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Second: cutting the knife
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Third and fourth stage: heat treatment (extremely difficult with my primitive facilities ) and almost 2 week of hand grinding and polishingView attachment 1726812 View attachment 1726813 a mirror polished knife !

Wow!!!!
Beautiful.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Wow!!!!
Beautiful.

Thank you.

 

[daxigait]

Thank you.

So what are your plans for the handle on this one?

 

[BullChick]

There was a tick next to the dog’s ear. As I was sleepily scratching him, I noticed it. It then fell onto my bed. Black tick, black comforter and sheets. This dog sleeps up against me. The tick was flushed, but now I am freaked out about ticks taking over the house.

 

[BantyChooks]

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There was a tick next to the dog’s ear. As I was sleepily scratching him, I noticed it. It then fell onto my bed. Black tick, black comforter and sheets. This dog sleeps up against me. The tick was flushed, but now I am freaked out about ticks taking over the house.
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Ticks, already!?

 

[daxigait]

Ticks, already!?

Oh definitely, they never fully went away here this year.

 

[daxigait]

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There was a tick next to the dog’s ear. As I was sleepily scratching him, I noticed it. It then fell onto my bed. Black tick, black comforter and sheets. This dog sleeps up against me. The tick was flushed, but now I am freaked out about ticks taking over the house.
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I hate to mention it, but I don't think running for the hills the best option in this case lol.

 

[jolenesdad]

I’ve got a bunch of shipped eggs in the incubator and participating on the hatch a long so we are at day 6 today.

My worst eggs had pretty damaged air cells. Some large saddles, one I couldn’t even find, and others that were just gel sort of rolling around but not totally displaced.

I waited until day 3.5 to turn these. Last night I candled and weighed the entire incubator. There’s so dang much information on all sides I just picked the average time I found from 1 to 7 days of no turning.

Anyway all the eggs have great development. A lot of those air cells are solid now. A couple are notttttt so much. There’s still a few jelly and a few that can move.

I’m going to not touch those bad cells again as long as I can wait.


All of this background for a few little questions....

Am I looking for the same weight loss in bad air cell eggs as good? I’ve got a few eggs that are my favorites and I’m weighing and basing humidity off of them for now, not hoping much on these damaged eggs. But I could put the bad air cells in another incubator if they have drastically different weight loss needs.

What’s the typical day range you will lose an embryo in a damaged air cell egg? Does it get more common to lose it as it ages or less?

I’ve read a few things that say if the embryo makes it to day 15, the air loss has essentially locked in the air cell. Is this true?

Thanks!!!!

 

[daxigait]

I’ve got a bunch of shipped eggs in the incubator and participating on the hatch a long so we are at day 6 today.

My worst eggs had pretty damaged air cells. Some large saddles, one I couldn’t even find, and others that were just gel sort of rolling around but not totally displaced.

I waited until day 3.5 to turn these. Last night I candled and weighed the entire incubator. There’s so dang much information on all sides I just picked the average time I found from 1 to 7 days of no turning.

Anyway all the eggs have great development. A lot of those air cells are solid now. A couple are notttttt so much. There’s still a few jelly and a few that can move.

I’m going to not touch those bad cells again as long as I can wait.


All of this background for a few little questions....

Am I looking for the same weight loss in bad air cell eggs as good? I’ve got a few eggs that are my favorites and I’m weighing and basing humidity off of them for now, not hoping much on these damaged eggs. But I could put the bad air cells in another incubator if they have drastically different weight loss needs.

What’s the typical day range you will lose an embryo in a damaged air cell egg? Does it get more common to lose it as it ages or less?

I’ve read a few things that say if the embryo makes it to day 15, the air loss has essentially locked in the air cell. Is this true?

Thanks!!!!

@ChickenCanoe
@BantyChooks
@mlm Mike

 

[BullChick]

Ticks, already!?

I know, seriously! I was waiting to put his flea and tick collar on because I hate the thought of accidentally touching it. Now I’m thinking it might be worth $15 a month to avoid the collar.

I hate to mention it, but I don't think running for the hills the best option in this case lol.