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

[MGG]

Does anyone have any idea what the chicks might look like? Buff Brahma bantam roo X Partridge Cochin hen, and Buff Brahma bantam roo X Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hen.

 

[WVduckchick]

Can you shift the “vertical-ness” of the egg, inside the cup? I’m afraid the CAM won’t develop fully if you don’t do some type of tipping/turning. And candling the sides and bottom is going to be difficult, so maybe just shifting the egg inside the cup would be enough.

 

[MGG]

Can you shift the “vertical-ness” of the egg, inside the cup? I’m afraid the CAM won’t develop fully if you don’t do some type of tipping/turning. And candling the sides and bottom is going to be difficult, so maybe just shifting the egg inside the cup would be enough.

Hm, yes I think I can. I'll try that. I like looking through the top.

 

[MGG]

Update! 48 hours

 

[MGG]

Can you shift the “vertical-ness” of the egg, inside the cup? I’m afraid the CAM won’t develop fully if you don’t do some type of tipping/turning. And candling the sides and bottom is going to be difficult, so maybe just shifting the egg inside the cup would be enough.

I tipped it.

 

[MGG]

We've got an embryo today! I'll post pics at 4! I can see a faint heartbeat!

 

[WVduckchick]

 

[MGG]

Forgot, sorry! Taking pics right now.

 

[FortCluck]

I’m glad it’s working for you! Hopefully we can watch it continue to develop as the weeks go by.

 

[MGG]

Ok, 72 hours (day 3)

it's hard to tell in the pic, but I can definitely see a reddish embryo in the middle.