PA UNITE - egg set 2/8-2/10/13 HATCH-A-LONG

[chiques chicks]

If they are veins in the center, just slower, they aren't all the same. If it is a ring around the perimeter, it's what is called the death ring, and they are dead.
In my opinion, and I'm not super experienced, if in doubt, I put them back in, generally only discard those with the ring around the perimeter at this stage.
I'm sure three are some pictures on her that show good and dead eggs at candling.

For what it's worth, my first hatch was 0 for 18. shipped eggs are always risky

 

[chiques chicks]

Sally's link has lots of info and pictures.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

 

[msladyhawke]

So, I candled every egg today (day 4), and out of my 14 eggs, I see something in 8 of them! 2 or 3 of them have the dots with the veins growing out of them, and the others just have a few vains. The ones with the vains, are they okay and a little late from the others, or are they dead?

I am going to candle Friday night. Cross your fingers for me! I too have had zero hatch from shipped eggs, another was 4 of 6 hatching, last batch was 2 out of 6 hatched. This batch was shipped too but they were packed so awesome I have high hopes. I have not committed to the Easter Hatch Along yet. I did the NYD one though and it was fun. Depends on if I have eggs I guess.

 

[msladyhawke]

Eggs coming Thursdayish, fingers crossed that everything is ok!!

Did your eggs come today?

 

[LeBlackbird]

Eggs are here!!!!

Can't wait to go home and unpack, the day is going so slow!

According to the package tracking, they're at my house! I really hope they're ok, it's hovering right around 40 degrees outisde...

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Glad you got your eggs, LeBlackbird, hope they're all intact.

Chiques...death ring? I thought that was with the Xbox. ; )

I had an incredibly stinky smell coming from my bator, removed a stinky duck egg, but the smell is still there and I CAN'T find the culprit! I'm going to be gone for a few days, hope DS checks the bator for smells.

 

[chiques chicks]

I don't know anything about xbox, LOL. don't do video games at all, although i did have PONG.
If there veins are radiating out from a central spot, it's a good thing. Stinky eggs are bad. Ill candle this weekend and see what I have. I guess I should try to take some pictures when I do.

 

[LeBlackbird]

Well, Everything is here and everything's intact!

I was expecting 36 but I got an extra buckeye egg and a Boatload of extra NHR!! (along with a few "Surprises" they threw in there, which includes a Light Sussex and a Faverolles egg, Awesome!) I ended up with 42, which is just perfect

That's the Maximum my turner can hold!

 

[msladyhawke]

Well, Everything is here and everything's intact!

I was expecting 36 but I got an extra buckeye egg and a Boatload of extra NHR!! (along with a few "Surprises" they threw in there, which includes a Light Sussex and a Faverolles egg, Awesome!) I ended up with 42, which is just perfect

That's the Maximum my turner can hold!

Sweet! Glad to hear that they made it safe!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Pong... Bwahahaha!