Reject Hatching Eggs - aka "The Undesirable Egg Experiment"

[Self sufficient chickens]

That's tough!!!!

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

they are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute

 

[MysteryChicken]

I had too catch up with this. My phone failed too notify me.

Great hatch.

Turns out I have a couple eggs that have cracks I can't see unless candled. They're on day 3, no patch work done on them, & are developing.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I had too catch up with this. My phone failed too notify me.

Great hatch.

Turns out I have a couple eggs that have cracks I can't see unless candled. They're on day 3, no patch work done on them, & are developing.

As long as the cracks don't come all the way through, the hair line internal cracks shouldn't affect your hatch! Fingers crossed for you as well!

 

[Self sufficient chickens]

I have hatched a healthy splash Orpington from a cracked egg. Used tape. It took the chick a while to breakthrough because the tape obstructed its pip.

 

[MysteryChicken]

As long as the cracks don't come all the way through, the hair line internal cracks shouldn't affect your hatch! Fingers crossed for you as well!

Thank you.
The cracked eggs are 1 meat bird egg, & 1 test cross breeding egg.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

These chicks are either changing colors or I just can't count!

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

What color is that reddish brown one?

so is that 1 black, 2 splash, 7 blue and 1 unidentified

 

[Peppercorngal]

Thanks! I talked to my friend this morning and she reminded me that I gave her a colorful Olive Egger hen so that's likely where that little brown/blue chick came from, lol! I'm quite the ditz sometimes. She also said the yellow chicks may have EE type patterns instead of splash so it will be fun to see how these babies grow out! I'm going to be giving my broody hen 4 chicks tonight and the other 6 are going to their new home later this afternoon. Now I have to pick which one's I'm keeping!

How in the world can you choose who to keep? So hard. I wish I could take some! Thanks so much for your excellent photos and the great information! You are a jewel.

 

[Peppercorngal]

These chicks are either changing colors or I just can't count!

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After this hatch it could be both. You need a nap and a glass of wine, not necessarily in that order! Of course the real work now begins, taking care of chicks!