eggs

[mmcgruffst31]

We have a large quanity of eggs in the incubator and it stormed really hard (thunder, lightning). does the weather affect the development of chicks in the eggs? We were told to throw them out...Please help

 

[KDbeads]

Why throw them out? Did the power go out for a log period of time? How long have they been incubating?

 

[Kullas]

I would not throw them out due to thunder, lightning outside. I may be wrong but i dont think it has anything to do with it

 

[Cherlyn]

You bring up an interesting point. I mean, no, no reason to throw them out, but it does make me ponder if changes in barometric pressure do anything to a hatch. I was a meteorologist in the USAF until recently, stationed at an AF base that is frequently hit by typhoons. Base policy says that once you are past 36 weeks in your pregnancy, you are required to stay at the hospital until the storm passes and the barometric pressure returns to a stable state.

Hm. Perhaps I should go back to said military base and hatch out some chickies during typhoon season.

~Cherlyn

 

[shelleyd2008]

A friend of mine told me that if a hen is setting and there is a thunderstorm it will make the eggs go bad. I don't know if it's true, but definitely don't throw them away! Candle them on day 10, then again between days 14-18 and see how they are doing.

 

[Junkmanme]

I think I recall hearing that IF it RAINS and NO EARTHWORMS come to the surface of the ground, it means that the Russians have just launched an Inter-Continental-Ballistic-Missile !!!

-Junkmanme-

 

[Kullas]

 

[shelleyd2008]

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[Cherlyn]

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Thank you!

~Cherlyn