Peafowl eggs and candling reposted here

[Gruber12]

dam waiting to see if they fail or not

 

[casportpony]

for you!

-Kathy

 

[Garden Peas]

first one isnt best photo but its 90% dark with the air trap

So sorry, just now saw these photos, and I'm on my cell, so can't see them as well as on monitor. At this stage, at the point of hatching, they should all look more like the first photo, with the inside almost completely dark, at least until much farther in hatching process when the membrane is clearing. I agree as to clear and quitter, #4 & #5 don't look like they ever developed. #2 & #3 starting at top, with the good egg as #1, look to me like they had/have embryos, but they should be farther along. The inside of the shell should be dark from the blood in the membrane, and it does not appear to be. So I wonder if they died partway through the incubation period... I lost some like that this summer. Gruber, do you see any movement in any of the eggs? Something which may help you see better... If you can get a light seal on the shell with your torch so the light does not leak around the edges, and make sure your torch is shining through the air sac, that is when I find I can best see inside. If the mini-mag lite has a soft cup edge, it is easier to get it to seal on the egg. I also look from different angles, but the view from the blunt end is most helpful.

 

[Gruber12]

cant see much of anything in the first one

 

[Gruber12]

well its got to this weekend

 

[zazouse]

I would say you got some stink bombs on your hands if they all look like the photos posted above, at this point you should not see threw them like this .

The first photo looks like it has developed but it is day 27 and should have pipped at this point IMO
Handle with care they can smell just awful if they break or blow up

 

[Gruber12]

got my ad back up on gumtree looking for more eggs

 

[KsKingBee]

got my ad back up on gumtree looking for more eggs

Try to buy local and drive to get them. Most shipped eggs will end up like your first batch.

 

[Garden Peas]

Make sure you sterilize your incubator and give it plenty of time to air out before you put new eggs in it! You don't want bad bacteria from this batch to transfer to the new ones and kill them. I assume you are always washing your hands before you touch the eggs, and that you know not to have lotion on your hands when you handle them.

Also, you may want to tinker with the heat a bit, so you can run it just a hair warmer next time.

If you know anyone there in Australia who hatches, it would be great to talk to them and see what has worked for them down there.

You learned a lot about candling, that will be easier next time. If you can fix a way for your torch to seal up against the egg (sometimes there's a rubber ring), you will be able to see better.

So sorry, better luck next time

 

[Gruber12]

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this lot was, about a 20 min drive away