June Hatch A Long

[jolenesdad]

Little goslings mostly dried off and ready to cuddle!!

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They’re HUGE!!!!! I love them!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

They’re HUGE!!!!! I love them!

LOL! They really are, they're like cuddling puppies.

 

[Doublete]

Congratulations! How do you like hatching in the cartons... I’m considering it, pros and cons?

Sorry been a long day or two!!!
I much prefer hatching in the cartons.. for me it’s because I can see the pip and monitor the zip. I did not hatch in the carton for my first batch and a death layer zipped and the egg was turned away from my sight.
It’s so much more important I’m finding with these darn marans eggs because turns out they’re not easy!!

 

[Doublete]

Great question! Did you cut holes in the bottom of your cartons, Doubletree?

I can take a photo of what I did (and I staggered eggs every other) once I’m done or when I’m certain an incubator is done. I’m on day 22 on one so I haven’t given up but I’m not holding my breath...
I did cut a hole and went off a photo I found via google

 

[Doublete]

Well, even though I almost never candle other than day 17, curiosity got the better of me again with these shipped eggs and I candled them again last night. Today is day 21, and they look more like day 15 embryos. Is it common for shipped eggs to be delayed? Rather worried here. Some did move, at least.

Soooo i shipped my eggs
I locked down a bunch that looked like chicks.
They did not hatch.
I did not eggtopsy.
In fact I have some in the incubator on day 25 right now. And some on day 22 that I suspect will not hatch.

 

[Kris5902]

I can take a photo of what I did (and I staggered eggs every other) once I’m done or when I’m certain an incubator is done. I’m on day 22 on one so I haven’t given up but I’m not holding my breath...
I did cut a hole and went off a photo I found via google

Yes, please! I’m thinking I might try it for a hatch. I had a heck of a time with my Marans eggs too, they are just so hard to candle. And that one pip and zip I had that got turned upside down and hatched out with the yolk sack unabsorbed? I’m thinking maybe if it hadn’t been turned down it wouldn’t have started to zip so early. Watching the chicks play soccer with the still hatching eggs just stresses me out every time! Under mom there wouldn’t be so much space for the eggs to roll and be damaged.

 

[Doublete]

Yes, please! I’m thinking I might try it for a hatch. I had a heck of a time with my Marans eggs too, they are just so hard to candle. And that one pip and zip I had that got turned upside down and hatched out with the yolk sack unabsorbed? I’m thinking maybe if it hadn’t been turned down it wouldn’t have started to zip so early. Watching the chicks play soccer with the still hatching eggs just stresses me out every time! Under mom there wouldn’t be so much space for the eggs to roll and be damaged.

I like it because the chicks also seem to curl up in an egg hole to rest once they’ve hatched and look so much more comfy

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Day 20 early bird is hatching!

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Is it normal for the egg to bleed one drop? Also, baby flip flopped and now his toe is where his head should be.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Is it normal for the egg to bleed one drop? Also, baby flip flopped and now his toe is where his head should be.

If it pipped through a blood vessel by accident is may bleed just a bit. Is that what you're seeing?