Oh also Miss Prissy-I have had four batches of eggs so far.
1.) none developed at all, not even the hint of veins. I cracked them all open to varify and they were in the R-Com the entire time no switching.
2nd) 12 arrived in the mail-all but 4 were broken. They came at the same time as batch 1 and so I put the 4 in there just to see if anything happend. Only 1 developed. The rest stayed clear. The one did hatch out with a hernia and died after 3 days
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3rd) were 12 replacement eggs for the ones that broke in the mail. Only 2 developed the rest stayed clear. Of the 2 only 1 (that is in the little giant now) actually stayed alive until the end. BUT its day 22 and no signs of a pip
4th) are 20 Gold-Sex link eggs sent from an etirely different person and I was certain after 1 week in the bator (on day 10 now) that 13/14 were alive and moving, though I could see that ALL had veins. 21 days is up on the 21st of this month.
You don't have to explain to me about the chicks being alive-I completely agree with you. I am a nurse and I take care of human patients and I take my job seriously and I get attached to chicks just as much as humans. Also my brother-in-law is a vetranarian and he has always been willing to help me with my animals even if its a waste of his time, because he knows how much I care for them.
I come to this forum because even though many of these people on here are "not animal doctors" they are more knowledgable than my Brother-in-law on hatching poultry and I look for advice and help so I don't repeat my mistakes. I will never take offense to advice offered. I get attached to my little animals that hatch out. I got rid of my female chocolate lab last year because she almost killed one of my ducks! I choose my poultry over my dog! So please feel free to unload and let me have it because I want to learn and not make mistakes. Its always frustrating to me and upsetting when something goes wrong.
