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

[jolenesdad]

Also a question on this egg. This isn’t a quitter ring is it? Can’t quite see the embryo anywhere but thinking it’s in the middle.

 

[Pyxis]

Also a question on this egg. This isn’t a quitter ring is it? Can’t quite see the embryo anywhere but thinking it’s in the middle.

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Nope, that's a good egg, the embryo is just up under the air cell

 

[LoriAnn69]

How far were they shipped? On the first thread, there is a link to the farthest shipped eggs contest

They were shipped from CA.
I just candled them (today is day 3) amazingly they all look really good. I thought maybe half since they were shipped. I'm very excited. I will candle again on day 7. I also set a mixture of eggs 7 days ago and also look good pretty good. I have two that are really hard to see because they are dark brown and dark green. There are 12 in that batch.

 

[ronott1]

Also a question on this egg. This isn’t a quitter ring is it? Can’t quite see the embryo anywhere but thinking it’s in the middle.

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That is not a blood ring. It will develop more into a nice embryo. It is a bit early I think? You often do not see anything until at least day three and sometimes later

 

[ronott1]

They were shipped from CA.
I just candled them (today is day 3) amazingly they all look really good. I thought maybe half since they were shipped. I'm very excited. I will candle again on day 7. I also set a mixture of eggs 7 days ago and also look good pretty good. I have two that are really hard to see because they are dark brown and dark green. There are 12 in that batch.

Usually it is not the distance that the eggs go that is a problem but the packing and treatment at the shipping hubs. Eggs that fly go from USPS to the air carrier then to the destination airport. After that to the destination USPS. Often one hub will be a bad one in the leg and the distance does not matter---it is the treatment at the hub

 

[LoriAnn69]

Usually it is not the distance that the eggs go that is a problem but the packing and treatment at the shipping hubs. Eggs that fly go from USPS to the air carrier then to the destination airport. After that to the destination USPS. Often one hub will be a bad one in the leg and the distance does not matter---it is the treatment at the hub

That is good to know. This is the first time I may have a good hatch rate from shipped eggs.

 

[Cynthia12]

Look at that little baby.

 

[Cynthia12]

Nice veins showing up here.

 

[muddy75]

my first april hatch goes into lockdown Saturday.....24 quail and 7 homegrown EE and Silkie cross. All HAL eggs are set....30 quail and 10 silkie cross. incubators are overflowing with eggs here!! candled silkie cross last night and looks like at least 9 developing!

 

[Rammy]

They were shipped from CA.
I just candled them (today is day 3) amazingly they all look really good. I thought maybe half since they were shipped. I'm very excited. I will candle again on day 7. I also set a mixture of eggs 7 days ago and also look good pretty good. I have two that are really hard to see because they are dark brown and dark green. There are 12 in that batch.

You were able to get eggs from CA even though there is a quarantine because of the vNC?