My 4 duck eggs are all doing well, but I am down to 7 of the silkie eggs. I have left them all in the bator for now- but 3 were definite non starters, and there is 2 with a ?
Mahonri's 2nd Annual NYDHatch, watching them grow...
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YES!!! That counts! I attempted to candle with a mag lite, and they all look good to me. Still early and I will try again in a few days.
Good to know! I've been worried about them traveling such a long distance.
The last batch of eggs I received were all intact, but I only hatched one chick.
Many of the air cells were wonky/wobbly and very few developed.
They were shipped from halfway across the country.
Hopefully the PO was kind to your batch
YES!!! That counts! I attempted to candle with a mag lite, and they all look good to me. Still early and I will try again in a few days.
Good to know! I've been worried about them traveling such a long distance.
The last batch of eggs I received were all intact, but I only hatched one chick.
Many of the air cells were wonky/wobbly and very few developed.
They were shipped from halfway across the country.
Hopefully the PO was kind to your batch
Well, I just threw out about half my eggs, with doubts about many of the others. I guess I should be thankful for small blessings.
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Lucky you ..... I tossed 24 of 24 Cochin eggs! I guess maybe I didn't really need any Cochins anyway.
Lucky you ..... I tossed 24 of 24 Cochin eggs! I guess maybe I didn't really need any Cochins anyway.
Boy, its really sounding like a lot of eggs being tossed. Maybe we should do a re-count at day 10.
You know, Kathy, I always wonder about the fertility on foofy chickens like cochins and orps, if maybe they dont need their hineys trimmed so all that fluff doesnt get in the way.
You know, Kathy, I always wonder about the fertility on foofy chickens like cochins and orps, if maybe they dont need their hineys trimmed so all that fluff doesnt get in the way.
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We have 2 trios of Partridge Bantam Cochins and we trimmed their hineys, we have about 13 eggs in the incubator but haven't candled yet so not sure if any are furtile. It was recommeded we do this to help improve fertility.
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I looks like Mahonri answered the Aloha question, soo:
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My obervations and descriptions include:
Detached air cells move around when you tip the egg, this is not ALWAYS an egg killer, but you'd have to be extra-special careful when you put the eggs into lockdown. Still, and egg with a bad air cell has probably been bashed around and will die by day 12.
Scrambled eggs either look like:
- they are 100% full of liquid, and the yolk lacks a shape. It has usually settled at the bottom of the egg--away from the air cell. Like if you had a jar full of oil and vinegar.
-there is no discernable yolk, and if you were to crack it, the liquid would be mixed. Sometimes the air cell has broken and appears to be bubbles all over the inside of the shell. Like a toddler shook a bottle of shampoo.
In the end...you are really just looking for veins for the first 12 days or so. After that the eggs just get progressively darker.
I looks like Mahonri answered the Aloha question, soo:
Blood ring:
My obervations and descriptions include:
Detached air cells move around when you tip the egg, this is not ALWAYS an egg killer, but you'd have to be extra-special careful when you put the eggs into lockdown. Still, and egg with a bad air cell has probably been bashed around and will die by day 12.
Scrambled eggs either look like:
- they are 100% full of liquid, and the yolk lacks a shape. It has usually settled at the bottom of the egg--away from the air cell. Like if you had a jar full of oil and vinegar.
-there is no discernable yolk, and if you were to crack it, the liquid would be mixed. Sometimes the air cell has broken and appears to be bubbles all over the inside of the shell. Like a toddler shook a bottle of shampoo.
In the end...you are really just looking for veins for the first 12 days or so. After that the eggs just get progressively darker.
Hurley...........beautiful boys.
Mahonri.........congrats on Grand Central Station! You're gonna go broke buying food for them! Ours are out of school too, but it's all quiet here......SO FAR. (course 1 of them is still asleep, so it's kinda hard to fight when you're asleep)
cpartist........welcome to the crazy thread!
Laree...........thanks for the reminder on the chick starter. I just realized I'm out and need to go get more this week.
Mahonri.........congrats on Grand Central Station! You're gonna go broke buying food for them! Ours are out of school too, but it's all quiet here......SO FAR. (course 1 of them is still asleep, so it's kinda hard to fight when you're asleep)
cpartist........welcome to the crazy thread!
Laree...........thanks for the reminder on the chick starter. I just realized I'm out and need to go get more this week.
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Uh huh, sure.
That's just what he told you so you'd hatch for him.
Uh huh, sure.
Got through the next 2 pages now AND you guys totally crack me up!!!!!
Kathy........You have an Icelandic with feathered shanks? How cool! That's the first I've heard of feathered shanks on the Icelandics.
Now, as for me, I tossed:
4 Icelandic eggs (no development)
2 bantam cochin MF eggs (no development)
So that leaves me with 17 eggs developing. (more than I expected)
Kathy........You have an Icelandic with feathered shanks? How cool! That's the first I've heard of feathered shanks on the Icelandics.
Now, as for me, I tossed:
4 Icelandic eggs (no development)
2 bantam cochin MF eggs (no development)
So that leaves me with 17 eggs developing. (more than I expected)
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