June Hatch-A-Long

[CluckNDoodle]

I'd say an 8 to 10 day quitter!

lol, or 8-10!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Oh, yeah...I had forgotten that I would smell them first. Thanks for the reminder. It is indeed a smell one will never forget.
So far everything smells just fine. Clean hands and careful handling...check.
*sigh of relief* I guess getting into the "too murky to see" days are making me a little twitchy.

I'm super concerned about the 5 pure Australorp eggs because now that Mr Roo has the entire flock under his care he's turned on the Aussie hen (whom he previously worshiped and who was the flock queen) and hates her now. I might even have to remove her.
Bird logic...

No way! Is it weird that it hurts my feelings for the poor rejected hen? Chickens are like watching a soap opera.

 

[hysop]

I'd say an 8 to 10 day quitter!

Thanks. I will be doing an eggtopsy in a few mins.

I removed another. I didn’t see veins but I did see a blob similar to the picture so my guess quitter as well.

I put a question mark on a 3rd egg. I saw a bean/black concentrated circle but I want to say I saw veins so maybe just behind on development? I’ll try to get a pic later.

So out of 12 I took out 2 and 1 is questionable.

 

[hysop]

From your image it definitely looks like a quitter if you're on day 18. May have quit around day 9-10 it's pretty small.

So should I remove the one that I saw a small bean looking thing on Day 18?

I’m familiar with how day 18 should look so I know it didn’t look normal. But if I see veins I think it’s alive in my head.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I did a sniff test this morning.

 

[gimmie birdies]

after day 16 candle the point, if it is clear that is not good. I have seen people say, "I have an air cell on both ends." because light would shine through the tip.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

No way! Is it weird that it hurts my feelings for the poor rejected hen? Chickens are like watching a soap opera.

I know, right?!
She is (er, was) a super nasty bully and I didn't like her very much, which is what earned her and the roo their own little space until the current flock was more grown up and all able to defend themselves because the other hens are like goofy puppies.
However it's been hard to see her go from Cersei Lannister status (the powerful but hated Queen of Westeros in Game of Thrones) to street cleaner status in a matter of days.
The roo goes out of his way to bully her now.

It's almost is if he's thinking- "How dare you bully my harem. I'll show you!!" I've seen a roo reprimand a hen for not wanting to breed, but this is different.
I've checked her over and can find no injuries or illness as the reason for being rejected, and she's not molting yet that I know of. Even she is shocked. I can see in her eyes she's like..."but...but...but..I'm The Queen...what happened?"

 

[hysop]

Yup the two that I removed were in fact quitters. They both quit around the same time, the second pic looks like a smaller embryo but when I flipped it it looked the same as the first.

Spoiler: Eggtopsy of Quitters

 

[CluckNDoodle]

So should I remove the one that I saw a small bean looking thing on Day 18?

I’m familiar with how day 18 should look so I know it didn’t look normal. But if I see veins I think it’s alive in my head.

If it doesn't stink you could always wait until after hatch day if you're unsure.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Sometimes I think messing with them less is better.

Yeah probably! Haha