is this shrink wrapped?? PICS!!

[1234duck]

poked it? You mean you poked the egg? To break the shell? WHat is the hatch date? Is this a chicken egg?

 

[Rbl4life]

so there was nothing done wrong during incubatiion that caused it to be too thick? and there is nothing i can do to prevent that at all?

 

[chickenbottom]

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the poster wanted to know what the membrane was its already dead so the poster is just trying to learn what went wrong yes its a chicken egg

 

[debilorrah]

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No there is nothing you can do. Some eggs just have a really thick membrane. And some chicks are just not that strong. I have had chicks hatch with thick membrane and others die. There is nothing you can do. It really is a crap shoot.

And if anyone tries to bash you, ignore them. You didn't do anything wrong.

 

[debilorrah]

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Read the thread please.

 

[1234duck]

Awe....Sorry about your baby. I've had the thick membrane before on my duck eggs. I wonder what causes that? Humidity/low?

 

[debilorrah]

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No it comes from the egg production in the hen. Some are thick and some are not. I am a smei-experienced hatcher, and when I think it may be thick (when I can see it from a pip) I will help. But that kind of thickness you just don't know because they don't externally pip.

 

[Rbl4life]

thats the thing tho, im starting to think it was something i did wrong because it was not just one egg, there was in total ten eggs that were like that.. and i know for sure they were dead before i messed with them, there were on day 27

 

[chickenbottom]

ive done it before. its a learning experience. i think any good hatcher has done it its not a bad thing. what was the temp on the incubator?

 

[debilorrah]

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Ok. To start with, waiting that long is too long. i am going to say this, wanting you to know that this is a leaning experience for you, OK? I am not getting on your case.

When you reach day 22, and you candle and see movement, it is time to intervene. That being said, I have about a 50/50 success rate with intervening. Day 27 is way too long to wait.

When intervening, if you see ANY sign at all of blood, STOP and put it back. Personally, I have never had a sign of blood on day 22 with movement in the egg. It usually (in my case) caused by lack of humidity or a thick membrane.

I hope your next hatch is WORRY FREE!!!