The 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!!

[two j farm]

Does anyone know what's going on with this egg? This is from eggs that are due to hatch in 7 days from now.

Air cell looks good and its not detached. And chick is still alive

 

[ronott1]

Does anyone know what's going on with this egg? This is from eggs that are due to hatch in 7 days from now.

Air cell looks good and its not detached. And chick is still alive
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The veins look good!

Get a felt pen and mark that saddle air cell. Adjust as the chick develops and watch for where the chick pips. if not in the empty part of the air cell, you may need to clean the pip hole to keep the chick from suffocating on the liquid.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Oh dear what a bummer I wanted to join but it was too cold to set up our breeding groups until this last week.

Can I still enter contests or am I late for that cut off too?

Yes, the contests are open to all BYC members.

 

[two j farm]

The veins look good!

Get a felt pen and mark that saddle air cell. Adjust as the chick develops and watch for where the chick pips. if not in the empty part of the air cell, you may need to clean the pip hole to keep the chick from suffocating on the liquid.

I have had saddle air cells before but never this big. Every time I get a saddle air cell with my own eggs its always the blue eggs. I wonder why that is?

 

[ronott1]

I have had saddle air cells before but never this big. Every time I get a saddle air cell with my own eggs its always the blue eggs. I wonder why that is?

Good Question! Maybe the blue egg layers are more active at laying eggs and bounce them around a bit

 

[jolenesdad]

Thanks so much... I’ve been reading a lot and so many say so many things... thankful to have the sounding board.

@ronott1 if you’re weighing, is there a reason to mark the air cells prior to lockdown on these saddles?

@two j farm im glad you’ve got some a couple days ahead that are saddled please keep updating!

 

[ronott1]

Thanks so much... I’ve been reading a lot and so many say so many things... thankful to have the sounding board.

@ronott1 if you’re weighing, is there a reason to mark the air cells prior to lockdown on these saddles?

@two j farm im glad you’ve got some a couple days ahead that are saddled please keep updating!

To watch for the spot where the chick pips to make sure it is in the correct place. It is a good idea to mark saddle cells especially

 

[jolenesdad]

To watch for the spot where the chick pips to make sure it is in the correct place. It is a good idea to mark saddle cells especially

Sorry....

I meant, is there a reason to mark them now and ALSO right before lockdown or can I wait til lockdown?

 

[ronott1]

Sorry....

I meant, is there a reason to mark them now and ALSO right before lockdown or can I wait til lockdown?

Just to see if they change. I am very curious about stuff like this!

 

[two j farm]

Thanks so much... I’ve been reading a lot and so many say so many things... thankful to have the sounding board.

@ronott1 if you’re weighing, is there a reason to mark the air cells prior to lockdown on these saddles?

@two j farm im glad you’ve got some a couple days ahead that are saddled please keep updating!

I will keep you updated, I have had them hatch before so now I just have to wait it out. I'm going to candle all eggs tonight, and mark the saddle. Its so crazy how it just happen, because I candled these eggs 2 days and it was fine.