EXTRA large Eggs in bator - Day 13 - Super growth

[JulieZ]

I've read it. Do not put large eggs into a bator because the chick can be larger then the size of his shell. Did I listen? No! But in my defense ...

.... My Dixie Rainbows lay only extra large eggs. There's no in between with them. It's extra large or not at all. With them being a dual purpose bird, I am going to attempt to have meat chickens. That's the reasoning behind bator-ing them.

There's 13 of these super sized eggs in the bator. All are thriving perfectly. Heart beat, movement, veins, ability to make out a beak, etc. It's ONLY day 13 BUT they have body development as if going into lock down. One of the eggs has maybe a 1/3 of the egg left for development while another has about an 1/8.

BYC folks ... do I have a problem? What can I expect? Early death or early hatch?

 

[Mahonri]

Between now and day 18 (I know that's only 5 days) you can do a dry hatch and keep the humidity between 25% and 30%. Then up it to 65% at lockdown.

During the next 5 days you can make some wiggle room for them by helping them loose a little moisture.. then up it at lockdown so that they can zip.

So show us some pics of these "Dixie Rainbows"..... never heard of them.

 

[JulieZ]

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I have another incubator I will place them in. They are sharing space with black/red sex link eggs. This will not cause for stunt growth or it's all a guessing game of what will happen & this is possibly the best chance for them?

I will get those photographs when the sun comes up.

 

[Mahonri]

Looking forward to the photos... If those were my jumbo eggs... that's what I'd do... I learned the blessings of a 'dry hatch' from KathyinMo and Germaine. They rock.

 

[hongyush2008]

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Agree with you. You would better not put large eggs into a bator.

 

[Mahonri]

many times you run the risk of trying to hatch double yolkers... it's been done, but it's rare and they have to be helped.