Experiment: Incubating Eggs in a cup

[Unexpected chicken lover]

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

Exactly...

 

[Rose Quartz]

"hatched" technically they would have hatched when they were put in the cup.

I really want to see if these guys make it to the end. that would be SO COOL!

 

[Jmcggnj6]

Sounds like an interesting project! Make sure you have vent holes so air can get through and circulate. Also a humidity and temperature backup would be good as well. Please keep us updated!

Yes there is water in the bottom of the cup, a vent hole in the side and holes around the top of the plastic holding the egg. Incubator has water for humidity in it also.

 

[Jmcggnj6]

Will you be posting photos daily?

I'm curious to see how far they make it. Good luck!

That is my plan

 

[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.

 

[Jmcggnj6]

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

I would love to do this but not sure how...my phone will take a time lapse video....but doesn't give me the ability to start where I leave off so I would have to find a way to connect little short videos....not sure I can do that from my phone. Not very tech savy...plus I would need to get the 6000 pictures I have on my phone off to free up some memory.

 

[Jmcggnj6]

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.

Watching the video it looks like they are still encased in some type of membrane...maybe the inner one. Not really sure. And I am already preparing myself for the heartbreaking part...

 

[PeckThePioneerChicken]

If they make it that far, we will do our best to record the "hatching" or whatever you would call it. It's alredy been interesting to see the development of the blastoderms, they are so much bigger! I hope we get to the devopled heart to watch it beat! It's so interesting to watch when candling so I can only imagine seeing it so clearly!

 

[True Patriot]

Good luck. Looking forward to seeing

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Following! This is a very interesting idea and I’m really looking forward to updates! (And more pictures)