"gambling" with fate to defend my eggs' life (he/she make it!!!!)

[SallyF]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=227503&p=1

I think this is the one who hatched with a desk lamp. It was a mallard duck egg which the mother had abandoned.

 

[mulia24]

@ wegotchickens : dark area? I see in some photos people said that dark area mean the embryo is death. another article said to see the vein, if there are vein then the embryo is alive. please give more suggestion...
thank you for advice for using sandpaper, but when rubbing it, eggs will be "shocked" even with small wave I could break the egg or kill the embryo, how about it?


@ sallyf : thanks for the link, I will read it now.

 

[wegotchickens]

The eggshell should be strong enough to withstand gentle brushing of sandpaper across it. Just enough to wipe the dirt, not to rub away any shell. I folded the sandpaper so the grit area was small, and only brushed at the thickest of the dirt/poop encrustations.

I wasn't sure what you will be candling with. If not powerful, and the eggs are really dirty, then you may not be able to see the veins. But at 10 days you can tell an 'empty' egg from one that has someone in it. Don't throw any away, though, since the cool periods may have slowed their development. At 10 days, you may still have only 7 days worth of growth. I hope that makes sense.

 

[mulia24]

@sallyf : i've read it, very good, but frighten me also cause i have 5 duck eggs inside my incubator.


@ wegotchickens : thank you for advice and "enlightenment". I will candle it 4 days more. could be my first candling experience ever.

emm, I heard that position of egg give influence in hatching. what is that? how it affected. could everybody who knows this help telling me? since I place my eggs in "standing" position not "sleeping" position, will it affected?

 

[SallyF]

mulia4 wrote: @sallyf : i've read it, very good, but frighten me also cause i have 5 duck eggs inside my incubator.

Don't let it frighten you because now you know where to look for help!

 

[mulia24]

@ sallyf : thank you for the support, it is so kind of you.

^.^

 

[mulia24]

how about the position of eggs? could anyone help me about this?
my eggs is standing not in sleeping position.

how about it? is there any affect?

 

[wegotchickens]

Quote:
Are you moving them about a few times a day?
For standing eggs, they should be rocked, and be pointed end down. 'Sleeping' eggs should be rolled a quarter turn 3x a day.

 

[mulia24]

@ wegotchicken : rocked? what did it means? yes, I turns my eggs 3 times everyday. pointed end down? it means the smaller end should be place to bottom position? since I'm turning it 3 times a day it's impossible to keep that pointed end down. could you give more instruction/advice? thank you.

 

[wegotchickens]

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People who use a carton to hatch leave the small end in the carton, then raise one side of the carton for a few hours, then prop the other side for a few hours so that the eggs are tilted in different directions. But they leave the small end down.