Chickassan
RIP 1975-2022
I'm 1000000% behind this experiment. Don't think for one hot second when Negan passes I won't be hatching the whole tatering egg bowl.I'm doing an experiment.
I know the chances are slim, but the scientist in me cannot NOT do it. And, besides that--Kiki hatched balut eggs, didn't she?! And that is kind of a small miracle. So there it is.
I know it's a long shot. But you know I really miss Lafayette, my AC roo. And I've been farting around with the idea of getting another one, unbeknownst to my DH. They are not common, and I would prefer to get a rehomed one for free rather than pay a bufttload for one.
So here's what I'm going to try.
I have all these eggs saved up from the past month or so that I was pulling eggs. They have for the most part been refrigerated. Some were sitting out on the counter a week or so before they went in the fridge.
Although I have 8 breeds of chickens, I am fairly confident which are prolly the AC eggs.
I know chicken sperm can last a couple weeks in the hen, maybe more. I know eggs that have been refrigerated can be hatched. Although a month or more in the fridge, pretty unlikely.
But Lafay was a randy dude, and my AC hens were getting nailed on a pretty daily basis before he took ill. And I would LOVE to have some progeny from him (had I known he was going to die, I would have long ago hatched his chicks). So there is a good chance that there are some fertilized eggs in there.
It will make for a fun experiment, I am really not expecting much (if anything!) to happen. But--I have nothing to lose, do I? It's not like I was going to eat those eggs (oh yeah, and another factor--those hens were dewormed and Corid tx'd).
So. I already plucked out the supposed AC eggs, they are sitting on the kitchen counter for 24 hours, and then? They are going in the bator. And then, I will be having good times daily--in my dark bathroom with a flashlight--candling and sharing results (and hopefully pics!) with you guys.
What do you think? I know it's crazy, but....nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?![]()

You say unstylish...I say rarwww.View attachment 1527810
Here you go, DD.(Don't hate on the awful haircut and huge bags under the eyes, I was finishing my ortho rotation in vet school, and was very sleep deprived and unstylish.)
See? Success story. At least I was, at one point in time.
Eh, still a success story, cuz I'm still alive and here to annoy you all...!
