Little Giant Incubation Experiment - Day 21 - Hatch Day!

[WVduckchick]

I didn't flip the egg. Was I supposed to? I just stuck the pointy side down. The room was not dark at all. So that's why I am waiting until tonight to see it better. Yes he bought an adapter so it can just plug straight into an extension cord. He lined it with felt to help the egg settle and stop any escaping light.

You don't have to flip the egg, but the air cell should be on the fat end, so that end gives you better view of activity in the beginning. I candle from the top and bottom. From the bottom, it should get almost filled completely near lockdown day. I'm a candling addict. LOL You can also lay the egg on its side and view from every angle. Always something different to see from every which way! Its nice to outline the air cell with a pencil on day 7 and 14 to make sure they are making good progress!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

AmyLynn anything coming from your lockdown yet? I am egg-cited to hear and anxiously waiting.

I just noticead about a half hour ago we have our first pip!!!! We started day 19 about 2 this afternoon and boom... it's one of the Black Japanese Bantam eggs I believe, so I'm anxious to see them make it out alive with knowing that 1/4 of the breed die in the shell because of a fatal allel.

Hoping this is the start to a good hatch. Thank you for asking.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I just noticead about a half hour ago we have our first pip!!!! We started day 19 about 2 this afternoon and boom... it's one of the Black Japanese Bantam eggs I believe, so I'm anxious to see them make it out alive with knowing that 1/4 of the breed die in the shell because of a fatal allel.

Hoping this is the start to a good hatch. Thank you for asking.

Make that 2

I have a standard that want to come out too!!!

 

[fiset94]

Make that 2

I have a standard that want to come out too!!!

YEAH! So happy for you!!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

YEAH! So happy for you!!

Thanks, now to hope they call come out right...lol

 

[WVduckchick]

Pulling for all the babies!! Wheeeee... Zip zip zip!

Now tell me about this fatal allel you speak of?? I know nothing of Japanese bantams... That just sounds so horrible.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Pulling for all the babies!! Wheeeee... Zip zip zip!

Now tell me about this fatal allel you speak of?? I know nothing of Japanese bantams... That just sounds so horrible.

1/4 of Japanese Bantams die in their shell because of a leg gene. They have extrememly short legs (it's the gene that causes the short legs that are fatal) and 25% off offspring recieve 2 of the genes that produce the short legs which results in death. Another 25% end up with longer than normal legs (for breed) and the other 50% are normal short legged Japanese Bantams. The girl I bought all the eggs from through in two she said. So I'm hoping they aren't the double fatal gene.

In other news: I'm up to four pips-one is just barely a crack though...lol

 

[mswendeu]

No Shrinkwrapping.... No Shrinkwrapping.... NO SHRINKWRAPPING

@fiset94 No Shrinkwrapping....No Shrinkwrapping.... No Shrinkwrapping

 

[WVduckchick]

1/4 of Japanese Bantams die in their shell because of a leg gene. They have extrememly short legs (it's the gene that causes the short legs that are fatal) and 25% off offspring recieve 2 of the genes that produce the short legs which results in death. Another 25% end up with longer than normal legs (for breed) and the other 50% are normal short legged Japanese Bantams. The girl I bought all the eggs from through in two she said. So I'm hoping they aren't the double fatal gene.    

In other news: I'm up to four pips-one is just barely a crack though...lol

Wow that just seems so wrong of mother nature! I've been studying a little about duck genes and sex-links and some of that stuff. So interesting!
I hope you got all 50%ers. Lol

 

[rossfam06]

So I candled the eggs and I think that my Isbars might be quitters. I have a couple of infertile BCM eggs and the rest look great! I got to see movements and everything. The top photo is the Isbar egg and the bottom is the BCM egg. The little black dot in the middle is the embryo and it was moving around.