grannys gone and done it

[Sally Sunshine]

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as far as I can tell, today is Tuesday the 26th, so it is in fact the start of day 18. And start or end day 18? that is overthinking to be honest, do it that day at your convenience, unless you ran a hot bator then do it early day 18 or even 17. This its not that detrimental otherwise. It was not to imply you cant count, I am well aware of your intelligence my dear.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Must be all that talk of reproduction lol

I know right papa!!!

mornin papa

 

[willzpapa]

Mornin y'all hope y'all are well

 

[Tumbling K]

as far as I can tell, today is Tuesday the 26th, so it is in fact the start of day 18. And start or end day 18? that is overthinking to be honest, do it that day at your convenience, unless you ran a hot bator then do it early day 18 or even 17. This its not that detrimental otherwise. It was not to imply you cant count, I am well aware of your intelligence my dear.

overthinking, is exactly what I was thinking.

lol

thanks.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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good luck with them, kids are going to have fun watching

I love sharing my hatches with my own and the kids I watch. Love watching their faces and hearing the excitement.

 

[willzpapa]

I am too impatient to hatch I'm better not knowing what's going on .

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I love your videos and links Sally, I dont see blood vessels in your "Dip-down" video. I would say thats what I have going on here except for that . there seems to be a lot of veining . even more then 2 days ago. Its a white egg so...

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Morning Papa

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I am too impatient to hatch I'm better not knowing what's going on .

I used to have to leave the house when hatch time came because I was awful about keeping my hands to myself. Still am to a point. Just read on sally something I had been doing that slows the hatch down and that is when they make their first external pip , sometimes I can see they havent piped through the whole membrane and it worried me they werent getting air so I would tear the membrane . Dont think I ever hurt one but now they have the air they need theres no hurry for them to get out.

 

[campingshaws]

How old are they Camping ? Do they have room to move away from that ? wats the coolest spot read ?

They spent the daylight back by the water but have been steadily creeping closer to the lamp. No thermo at the back, but I'll try to dig one out tomorrow.

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That's pretty much what I've done. I don't like using the heat lamps but it's so cold that the bulbs weren't working. It's angled down to that one corner. Temp at the water was below 80 last night. They still seem pretty comfy. Touching, but not piled.