Thanks for the encouraging words. Much appreciated!Don't beat yourself over that one. I've been there too. It's terrible.Take it for the sad learning experience it was. I have a handful of embryos or chicks under my belt that met a tragic end due to my helpfulness, lack of helpfullness or over zealous purging. I'm happy to say I've never repeated a mistake. I prefer to make equally deadly and entirely new ones.
I'm hoping that label is correct and really hoping it's a pullet.
Not planning on making a separate thread for the eggs though I might make a thread for the chicks, especially because one egg is truly a mystery on what it's supposed to be.
That sounds like fun!I've been doing regular candling still, but more briefly as I've had other stuff to do and didn't want to keep the developing eggs out for very long. Still have 3 eggs going, all with movement and appropriate lessening of visibility with candling.
Lockdown starts tomorrow.
I removed the completely non-viable eggs from the incubator yesterday as the EE eggs had signs of bacterial growth (slightly off scent and weird cloudiness with candling) and the one I cracked open certainly didn't look good. I did leave the egg that had developed some and I'm pretty sure died, but nonetheless didn't seem to pose a risk to the viable eggs.
I'm hoping that label is correct and really hoping it's a pullet.
Not planning on making a separate thread for the eggs though I might make a thread for the chicks, especially because one egg is truly a mystery on what it's supposed to be.
I'm assuming you mean where they flip themselves into their backs. Then flail there legs around. Mine have always sorted through that phase pretty quickly. Couple hours maybe.
that bit! thank you. your descriptions were great. I had a peachick with splayed legs so I'm like hyper focused on the low scooty behavior. the two who hatched yesterday are great. I suspect the one with the worst of it is from this afternoon so itll pass.
