Sebbie eggs day 29

[sammark]

Hi everyone, my eggs are on day 29 - when candled 2 of the eggs look like this with a whitish dip v shape between the gosling and the air sack. The others are a dark mass all the way round only showing the air sack without the v. Can anyone tell me whats going on, and if no pipping occurs when to intervene?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Its up to each person, but I never intervene with a hatchling unless they have atleast internally pipped and it has been 36 hours past when they internally pipped. Then I will give an air hole in the shell to allow them more time to breathe and hatch on their own.

If they cant hatch on their own, there is likely a reason for it, and we dont encourage weak, deformed or otherwise compromised hatchlings since they arent good for any breed.

 

[pete55]

Hello Up there in Geordie Land!!

The eggs with the V on the aircell sound like malposition in that they may be breech or have not yet drawn their heads up into the hatching position.

By this stage the air cell should appear bigger and Im wondering what humidity you incubated at?

Here's a link to our Hatching Guide which may help you further.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/491013/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed


Best of luck

Pete

 

[sammark]

Thanks very much you guys Pete I came across your guide to hatching when i started incubation as someone recommended it, I have found it very useful been cooling and misting the eggs from day 14, they are sebastopol eggs but look very small so I'm guessing they came from young birds, the humidity drops so i have been putting a damp sponge in and misting the eggs it goes up and down, I'll have a look at your hatching guide again and try to keep it at what it should be. None of the eggs have pipped yet, when the first one's start to i will leave it 36 hours before i intervene. You mentioned the eggs with the v may be the wrong way round, do you think they will be able to get into the hatching position to pip? Thankyou for your help from up here in geordie land WEY AYE MAN ))

 

[pete55]

I would simply cool them daily and reduce the humidity. The shape of the aircell will change dramatically as the gosling approaches internal pipping. Just let nature take its course.

Yearling eggs do tend to be smaller but just as viable so its well worth persevering with them. Incubating in a lower humidity will encourage them to lose the correct amount of weight.

At the moment all our incubators are running without any added water.

 

[sammark]

Thanks I'll take the damp sponge out all together and cool them daily fingers crossed for a healthy happy hatch )