Excited about the baby 'Blues' project

[wegotchickens]

I'm very disappointed. I did a spot-check candling of the blue eggs as I added water to the bator last night. And then I did a full candling because I was getting bad results. I figure I've lost 3-4 blue eggs for sure, probably 5 by Monday. One wiggled, but doesn't have the veins to support it.

Cassie saw it wiggle and has hopes for it.
I left them all in, but the difference between them and the 'good' eggs was substantial.

So I'll lose probably 1/2 the blues eggs (5 of 12). But the shipped eggs I had in there for comparison had only one questionable egg (1 of 8).

We had a power outtage Monday and I have no idea how long it lasted. But it should've affected everyone, not just the blues. The blues are on one side, but the 'bad' eggs were scattered, not in one area.

Could it be that the parent birds are too young? They've been laying since July, and the eggs are a standard, uniform size.
Or is there potentially a lethal gene in there somewhere? The embryos had reached the same size before quitting.
Or could it be the power outtage?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Gosh they are beautiful. Sorry your progress isn't going as well as you hoped.

for the rest of the babies.

 

[monita]

hi Lori, i really hope your blue eggs are alright the parents are really pretty. i have really high hopes for the blue eggs you sent me. (i think 2 of the mille yolks got scrambled in shipping but not sure so i put them in anyway just in case.) keep us updated on their progress. I will keep my fingers crossed. Good Luck!!

 

[justmeandtheflock]

Your birds are beautiful

So sorry to hear the eggs aren't doing so well

 

[wegotchickens]

Monita, I sure hope you get good results from those eggs! Hopefully no one got scrambled in transit.
Another person is hatching a test blue for me also, and says it's developing. I'll be interested to see how the blue eggs do for you, too.

I set 5 more blue eggs last night. Not sure if they 'belong' to the blue roo, or the porcelain roo.
The girls have been with the porcelain since 10/1, but since he's just now getting comfortable with them I doubt these eggs are 'his'. Dexter was scared of the blue girls at first. But now that the weather is getting cooler I see he's started snuggling up with them at night.

 

[wegotchickens]

Well, the eggs I suspected had died, did. I pulled them Sunday afternoon.

Of the eggs that were left, I have a lovely blue baby in the bator, 3 zipping, and 2 others pipped. Will post pics later, since the plastic gives too much glare for a good pic right now (I tried).

I'm very pleased to see that the surviving eggs seem so lively!

 

[IcedMochaChick]

Congratulations!

 

[mstricer]

Congrates I love those blue birds YEAH for you

 

[wegotchickens]

Here are my babies:

Color seems uniform

Sadly, 2 each had a crooked toe when they hatched. One has now straightened itself out, but I can't seem to get the other one 'fixed' (physical therapy, not a 'sandal'). I think I have found them a good home though, where they can grow up with a lonely chick hatched by another BYC member.

These are the cutest little babies!!

I have more eggs in the bator. 3 are due 11/3, and another 10 were set on Monday.
The blues have quit laying for now

: so this may be all I can hatch for the experiment.

 

[monita]

yay!!!! glad to see the pic of those pretty babies. mine seem to be developing good still. i cant' wait for them to hatch. i set them 7 am of 10/13 so lockdown is 10/30 and hatch day should be 11/2 - 11/3. i will let you know what happens. i see you have a batch due to hatch on 11/3 as well. we can be hatch buddies.