Incubating in my bra

[sjhart18]

... sad news guys. Opened up a small hole in the air sack and didn’t see any movement, so I opened up a bit more and saw she was DIS

it looks like she had gotten really far along, but hadn’t internally pipped or absorbed the yolk. She wasn’t malpositioned, so she probably passed away fairly close to hatching. I’m actually pretty sad about it, it was not an emotionally easy eggtopsy

 

[Chickeria]

Oh no... I'm so sorry. Sending hugs

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

So close! If you have any insight of what might have happened, feel free to share but no pressure. Gotta take time to morn.

 

[human1]

... sad news guys. Opened up a small hole in the air sack and didn’t see any movement, so I opened up a bit more and saw she was DIS

it looks like she had gotten really far along, but hadn’t internally pipped or absorbed the yolk. She wasn’t malpositioned, so she probably passed away fairly close to hatching. I’m actually pretty sad about it, it was not an emotionally easy eggtopsy

aw i'm sorry about that
i'm sending hugs your way

 

[sjhart18]

So close! If you have any insight of what might have happened, feel free to share but no pressure. Gotta take time to morn.

My best guess rn is the humidity needed during lockdown. The two lockdown concerns were that and also that I couldn’t stop moving just so the egg wouldn’t move, but she managed to get into the right position anyways. I estimated the humidity in my bra to be around 40% which is apparently fine for growing in the egg, but I wonder if the membrane was just a little too tough to tear through. Does that sound right to anyone?

 

[sjhart18]

GUYS GUYS GUYS A PIP!!!! One of the girls in my bracubator experiment has a quail egg that is HATCHING

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

GUYS GUYS GUYS A PIP!!!! One of the girls in my bracubator experiment has a quail egg that is HATCHING

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

GUYS GUYS GUYS A PIP!!!! One of the girls in my bracubator experiment has a quail egg that is HATCHING

How is it now!?!?!?

 

[HappyClucker7]

GUYS GUYS GUYS A PIP!!!! One of the girls in my bracubator experiment has a quail egg that is HATCHING

That's great! How is it now? Did it hatch?

 

[sjhart18]

a baby bird has emerged! No defects that I can see, I’m letting her dry off under the heat lamp in the brooder