Experiment: Incubating Eggs in a cup

[Jmcggnj6]

My daughter and I started a project last night. We decided to use some of our eggs from our girls to try hatch an egg in cup. No idea if it will be successful but we figured it could give us a much better understanding of the growth of the chick

and maybe in the long run help us improve our regular hatch rates. My biggest concern is the risk of bacteria. But we will see how it goes...feel free to follow along.

 

[Jmcggnj6]

Almost 48 hours in. Still developing

 

[Jmcggnj6]

Ok almost 72 hours in and I see blood and vessels I labeled the cups so you all can see better which eggs are progressing. Eggs 1-4 are BBS Ameracauna Rooster over a Rainbow Dixie (Pioneer)Hen. And #5 is full blood Ameracauna.

 

[Jmcggnj6]

Just from last night to tonight a huge difference in the size of the blastoderm. Pretty interesting. They have been incubating for about 20 hours

 

[Kiki]

No, it always seemed kind of staggered somehow, but just the thought that it could happen is cool, bout to check the link provided. And I hope there's daily pictures on this thread. Doesn't get much more interesting than this lol

I prefer time lapse videos. Anyone can put a chick on the floor and say it hatched without a shell.

 

[Jmcggnj6]

Ok soooo...it looks like 1-4 have stopped developing....but number 5 I can see moving....so cool. #1-4 are out of my daughters beloved PET chicken and in 4 years we have only successfully hatched one of her eggs so they probably were not the best choice of eggs to use. Sorry for no update last night...ya know....life and stuff

 

[Unexpected chicken lover]

Did I read somewhere that they did this in Japan?

Yes you did. YouTube the video...its pretty durn cool

 

[BreanneRN]

Did I read somewhere that they did this in Japan?

 

[BreanneRN]

I've watch a lot of videos on YouTube (time lapses) and haven't seen a hatch yet. Seems like it is a popular experiment in Asian countries.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1297651/Japanese-students-hatch-egg-outside-

Looks like this time it worked...

 

[Morrigan]

I prefer time lapse videos. Anyone can put a chick on the floor and say it hatched without a shell.

I'm very curious as to how the chick hatches in a cup. How does it pip? Or do you just guess and make a hole in the plastic at the right time. I could see this being utterly fascinating or heartbreaking.