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Setting first eggs tomorrow - 3/23

Today was day 7....and a half. But who's counting? We did candle and weigh-in tonight as well as outline the new air sacs. We had an average weight loss of 5%. The average starting weight was 61g and the average day 7 weight was 58g. I think we're still doing pretty well. All 18 were swimming around and happy.
 
I'm down to 13 eggs after candling tonight. 11 of the ones I got from a lady at work weren't fertilized...grrrr
Oh well the 13 of my own that I set all seem to be doing well, I even saw movement in some. At least I know my rooster has been busy ;) lets go lucky 13!!
 
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Well after candling tonight I'm down to 6. 2 of those had detached airs :(. I left 4 in there that I'm pretty sure are quitters but the shell to to dark to truley tell. I threw out 6 tonight 3 were infertile and 3 were scrambled. + the 2 original cracked ones.. Totally bumbed. :(
 
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Well after candling tonight I'm down to 6. 2 of those had detached airs :(. I left 4 in there that I'm pretty sure are quitters but the shell to to dark to truley tell. I threw out 6 tonight 3 were infertile and 3 were scrambled. + the 2 original cracked ones.. Totally bumbed. :(
Ive gone from 24 down to 19. 2 were infertile, and the other 3 got blood to ga early on. We're at day 10 so I feel like we're not doing too bad. It looks like all the eggs that made it past day 3 are Doing well. I can actually see them swimming around in there
 
That sucks about you guys losing that many eggs. :( I'm going to candle tonight when I get home from work. Hope I don't have to throw too many out. :( I know one of my silkie frizzles will need to go. It didn't have anything going on a few days ago but I didn't want to toss it. I'm not even going to bother trying to candle my Marans eggs. I'll just have to keep and eye on them for seepage or smell. I set on 3/22 so tonight will be the end of day 10. All but like 5 are shipped eggs. I'll be crossing my fingers the whole drive home! lol May be a tad hard to drive with crossed fingers. ;)
 
That sucks about you guys losing that many eggs. :( I'm going to candle tonight when I get home from work.  Hope I don't have to throw too many out. :( I know one of my silkie frizzles will need to go.  It didn't have anything going on a few days ago but I didn't want to toss it.  I'm not even going to bother trying to candle my Marans eggs.  I'll just have to keep and eye on them for seepage or smell.  I set on 3/22 so tonight will be the end of day 10.  All but like 5 are shipped eggs.   I'll be crossing my fingers the whole drive home! lol May be a tad hard to drive with crossed fingers. ;)

May the force be with you..
 
Lol the force was with me. Made it home safe with crossed fingers. I did have to toss one of the silkie frizzle eggs. It had no development at all. I couldn't candle the chocolate eggs, couldn't even see the air sac through those shells! Those will be a guessing game come hatch time. There were 2 'iffy' ones of the speckled eggs but all the other lighter colored ones are developing. The shipped ones have wonky air cells. Like they're saddle shaped. I know it comes with shipping. :/ I hope they can hatch out ok. Ugghhh I should have planned my due date on a day that I was off from work! So far so good though! Super excited for these next 11 days to go by!
 
Lol the force was with me. Made it home safe with crossed fingers. I did have to toss one of the silkie frizzle eggs. It had no development at all. I couldn't candle the chocolate eggs, couldn't even see the air sac through those shells! Those will be a guessing game come hatch time. There were 2 'iffy' ones of the speckled eggs but all the other lighter colored ones are developing. The shipped ones have wonky air cells. Like they're saddle shaped. I know it comes with shipping. :/ I hope they can hatch out ok. Ugghhh I should have planned my due date on a day that I was off from work! So far so good though! Super excited for these next 11 days to go by!

Sometimes I think it's better if I'm not home. Or else I swear the eggs scream "momma help, get me outta here! :)". I tend to panic if one takes to long to zip and the first one out I have the hardest time leaving him in the incubator.
 
Sometimes I think it's better if I'm not home. Or else I swear the eggs scream "momma help, get me outta here! :)". I tend to panic if one takes to long to zip and the first one out I have the hardest time leaving him in the incubator.

Omg I'm the same way :( I want so badly to help them out. I did that to 2 early in my incubating experiences. They made it like 16 hours after I 'rescued' them and died. Lol maybe it is good that they will hatch while I'm at work.
 
I have one dark Maran egg and I can see through it. It is the olive eggs that are like trying to shine a light through a slab of cement...I can't see anything. On he blue EE eggs I can see veins near the air cell, but nothing through the olive eggs
 

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