Second Time Hatching — shipped & backyard eggs

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Test them against known accurate.


They don't always move when candling.

 

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should I toss them or give them a little longer? I guess I just need a little confirmation that the cochin eggs are dead because I’m seconding guessing myself. i guess it’s the denial

 

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I have some eggs that show really vigorous movement every time I candle them, some others from another seller I never see any movement even though they are developing. There really is a difference like the ones are always resting and the others are always wriggling around...
But you will know in a day if everything still looks the same. Then you could do the water float test in warm water to check for movement.

 

[aart]

should I toss them or give them a little longer? I guess I just need a little confirmation that the cochin eggs are dead because I’m seconding guessing myself. i guess it’s the denial

It's really hard to say. When I first started hatching I left questionable eggs in there until I was sure. If I was unsure at day 10, day 14 would tell the tale. The more practice you get the sooner you'll know.

Then you could do the water float test in warm water to check for movement.

Not really a good idea.

 

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Hatch Batch will be going into lockdown on the 11th. I’ll candle all of them right before, but figured I’d candle an egg or two tonight

 

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sorry about not keeping up with this thread, but here’s the first external pip in Hatch Batch!

 

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a second external pip

 

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good thing i have Hatch Watcher set up while im stuck at work

 

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there’s three babies so far and more still pipping