Half Shell Hatch-A-Long! (Caution, unsuccessful, please read whole thread before attempting)

[JaeG]

Wow, this is a very cool experiment. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

[MGG]

Wow, this is a very cool experiment. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Thanks! Hoping it works! I also am incubating a couple eggs until day 3, I read that if you incubate a few days first and then open them some they can have a better chance.

 

[WVduckchick]

I can definitely see “red”

 

[MGG]

I can definitely see “red”

Glad you can see it! It's so hard to get good pics, lol. I hope tomorrow it's more visible!

 

[MGG]

So, unfortunately it quit at some point yesterday or last night, today I don't see the blastoderm or an embryo. I have a back up in the shell in the incubator still, I'll probably put it in the cup tomorrow. I think I messed a few things up because this is all a first time thing for me, lol. I had dripped some egg white on the shell the other day on accident, I think bacteria got in.

 

[Kiki]

Ok, 72 hours (day 3)View attachment 2134815
it's hard to tell in the pic, but I can definitely see a reddish embryo in the middle.

In the middle of what part?
Can you point to where you are seeing red?

 

[Kiki]

In the middle of what part?
Can you point to where you are seeing red?

Never mind.

Sorry it didn't work out for you.

 

[MGG]

In the middle of what part?
Can you point to where you are seeing red?

It was inside the blastoderm thingy. My sister's has a ton of rings and little red dots all over. I'll try to get pics of it in a bit. My take two half shell chick is going in in a little bit. I incubated this one for three days first, so there should be a viable embryo.

 

[MGG]

Update!!!
We have a baby!!!
Day 5! We can visibly see the heart beating! It's hard to capture what I'm seeing with a picture, but here are a couple. The spine and heart were visible, and I could even make out the eye! Also, my sister will be mad if i don't add that this is her egg. Lol
Here it is

 

[JaeG]

That is so amazing to see.