Incubating Washed & Refrigerated Eggs

[omilona]

So as an update to the rotten egg exploding in the brinsea, all but 4 of the 19 had to be chucked, but those four are now day 19 and seem to be fully developed. I am hoping that if they made it this far, we may actually get a live silkie or show girl (crossed fingers and ties). If not, I had added eggs to the incubator a few days after the cleaned up explosion from our f3 OEs for an Easter hatch.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

So as an update to the rotten egg exploding in the brinsea, all but 4 of the 19 had to be chucked, but those four are now day 19 and seem to be fully developed. I am hoping that if they made it this far, we may actually get a live silkie or show girl (crossed fingers and ties). If not, I had added eggs to the incubator a few days after the cleaned up explosion from our f3 OEs for an Easter hatch.

Ouch - too bad so many had to be tossed...but maybe all four will hatch! Best of luck with the "survivors" and the OEs!

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Hatch day is tomorrow...but I thought I heard peeping (hard to tell over the hum of the hatcher's fan) earlier this afternoon. After misting/cooling/turning the goose eggs, I rechecked the barnyard mix eggs and saw this:

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Last night's pipped egg - first to hatch!

 

[ronott1]

Last night's pipped egg - first to hatch!

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Nice!

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Nice!

Thanks! And now there are two...and both look very similar (yellow). Lots more pips, too.

 

[ronott1]

Thanks! And now there are two...and both look very similar (yellow). Lots more pips, too.

With refrigerated eggs, the eggs stored longer can take longer to hatch. You might have some hatching over a longer time frame than normal.

Be patient with them

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

With refrigerated eggs, the eggs stored longer can take longer to hatch. You might have some hatching over a longer time frame than normal.

Be patient with them

Will do. Appreciate the tip!

 

[aart]

With refrigerated eggs, the eggs stored longer can take longer to hatch.

Really...why?

 

[ronott1]

Really...why?

It is the age and stress. With not refrigerated eggs storage adds to hatch--about an hour per day so 12 day old eggs will usually hatch half a day later. Refrigerating usually adds to that time.