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[RubyNala97]

I'm two states away and watching my hatch (and doing hot laps at Indy, and...)

http://hatchcam.walnuthillfarmmi.com:8000/

Looks like I can finally hatch turkeys!

Oh man! I missed some of the action! I checked it a few hours ago and I didn't see anything. Congrats!!!! They look healthy & happy in there!

 

[WalnutHill]

Ruby I have some pics from tonight.

Awwww! I just want to hug them all!

 

[WalnutHill]

Can you guys tell in this photo how drawn down the air cell is? The pencil mark is from day 18, which was Sunday night....I think I'm going to wake up to pips!! And just FYI, I get super siked on hatch day, so I might need to smacked for all the posts I'll make tomorrow!

Looks just right to me!

 

[BYC910]

Good morning Peep's!
I candled my eBay shipped eggs last night day 9. 5 out of the 6 royal palm turkey eggs are viable, had 1 clear that I tossed. The lady also sent me 8 bcm, I am having great difficulty candling them. I think I see 2 with blood rings, I put them back in and marked them with a question mark? I am really at a loss with them. Any advice is appreciated.

this egg is maybe a five or six on the color scale the light is a led 8 watt
in the top picture you cant see anything in the bottom picture you can see just a shadow

 

[chicapee]

It takes a very bright light to see anything in a BCM you won't see veins at all even with the best light . you need to look for the fluids growing darker about 3/4 down the egg after day 7 you can see the embryo it will look like a small shadow about mid way of the egg some where way back in this thread I posted pictures of one I'll see if I can find them and post it again

ok. Thank you

 

[BYC910]

Reading the altitude thread has made me realize I probably don't have enough oxygen going to the eggs especially during lockdown. I don't have any air holes in my incubator at all so lockdown is 4 days without any new oxygen. I will add a few small holes about 1/2 inch. My heating element won't have a problem with that at all.

The bad news is it looks like the eggs I'm incubating came from an elevation of about 600ft.

altitudes affect on eggs or any thing simply put is barometric pressure greater at sea level than it is at higher altitudes so things expand a little as they get higher I would not think that eggs would expand that much at 5 or 6000 ft. coming from 600 feet however at 30000 ft it would explode also barometric pressure changes with different air masses and can change even at high altitudes depending on if its hot or cold. air molecules have the same amount of oxygen at higher altitudes there just larger so more molecules are needed to achieve the same tasks like staying alive. be careful sidewing I wouldn't make the holes that big . a hole or two the size of a drinking straw should the trick.

 

[holm25]

Awwww! I just want to hug them all!

And you can!! For the small price of gas and the cost to take them home with you!! Lol

 

[holm25]

Beautiful!!

Thanks!!!

 

[BYC910]

I'm using a shot glass.

well that explains the dark spot it's a pink elephant in that egg.

 

[holm25]

well that explains the dark spot it's a pink elephant in that egg.

Lol this makes much sense