I Killed Him!!!!

[sbwhite0]

I feel so bad. I have had some eggs in my homemade bator for 9days as of today. I have candled them several times and have not seen anything. No veining or anything. So today I thought it has been long enough. I did not want them to blow up in the bator so I took all the eggs outside. I took the first egg and cracked it to see what was inside. There was a little embryo in it. I can't believe it. After fighting so hard with the temp. and humidity and then thinking I had failed, I actually had a little guy in there. I killed him. I feel horible. Maybe it's just hard to candle Amerucauna Eggs.

 

[alabama girl]

Hey, hey, don't be sad, you definitely did not kill him. The veins are always very bold, usually seen with the regular flash light too, it probably was a weak embryo, would have died due to some deformity anyways. Chickens throw out their eggs so often. Don't worry, start again with a new spirit this time, just don't candle too often, stick to the turning rules.
Amber

 

[silkiechicken]

It will be ok. Just next time, don't discard anything till day 14. By then you should see a darker spot. Maybe a brighter light may help too. I can spot one in even dark eggs by day 6... but I never toss till 14, as I too have been wrong in the past.

 

[twigg]

Quote:
Don't beat yourself up ....

Every experience, even the bad ones, teach us something.

All your future hatches will benefit from this.

 

[sbwhite0]

Thank you for your support. I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in making mistakes. I will certainly wait much longer next time before I remove them. I love this site and all the support. Thanks Again

shawn

 

[CUDA]

Yes, my Americauna eggs are very hard to candle. I don't know what it is about them, all my other breeds candle very easily, but those green, and blue shells just won't let the light in for some reason. I just look for the air sac, and if I see it, I leave them in.

 

[sbwhite0]

CUDA said:

Yes, my Americauna eggs are very hard to candle.

Thank you CUDA. Now I know. I did see what I thought was an air sac. The only reason I removed them is because everything I read said there should be veins by 7days. Well, lesson learned.​