The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[ronott1]

SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH!​

Scientist Irene Coin of the Institute of Biochemistry at the University of Leipzig in Germany received an award on March 11, 2015 for her breakthrough discovery of a method to determine the gender of chickens within the eggshell as early as day 3 of incubation, at which point the embryo does not feel pain . With the use of laser technology, a microscopic hole is made in the eggshell, resulting light pattern is then examined and interpreted by scientists. The hole is sealed and the male eggs can then be used for other purposes such as in animal feeds. The technology is projected to be ready for use by 2017.

I did read about this--it only works for sexlinks because there is a difference early. It will not work for regular breeds and can only be done at a hatchery.

 

[SoManyHats]

If anyone is still around and wants to help me with a mystery...

I've done another hatch since the Easter hatch and it was terrible. I had 4 babies zip halfway and then die. The membranes looked yellow like they were dried out almost immediately, but the humidity was fine and 11 others hatched just fine with no yellow membranes. I did not do a eggtopsy, because I'm tired of death. My hatches this year have all been bad. Anyway, what are the most likely culprits for dying halfway through zipping?

 

[ronott1]

If anyone is still around and wants to help me with a mystery...

I've done another hatch since the Easter hatch and it was terrible. I had 4 babies zip halfway and then die. The membranes looked yellow like they were dried out almost immediately, but the humidity was fine and 11 others hatched just fine with no membranes. I did not do a eggtopsy, because I'm tired of death. My hatches this year have all been bad. Anyway, what are the most likely culprits for dying halfway through zipping?

What incubator do you have?

 

[Chrysolinsbirds]

If anyone is still around and wants to help me with a mystery...

I've done another hatch since the Easter hatch and it was terrible. I had 4 babies zip halfway and then die. The membranes looked yellow like they were dried out almost immediately, but the humidity was fine and 11 others hatched just fine with no membranes. I did not do a eggtopsy, because I'm tired of death. My hatches this year have all been bad. Anyway, what are the most likely culprits for dying halfway through zipping?

That's a good question... Hope somebody knows =)

 

[bamadude]

If anyone is still around and wants to help me with a mystery...

I've done another hatch since the Easter hatch and it was terrible. I had 4 babies zip halfway and then die. The membranes looked yellow like they were dried out almost immediately, but the humidity was fine and 11 others hatched just fine with no membranes. I did not do a eggtopsy, because I'm tired of death. My hatches this year have all been bad. Anyway, what are the most likely culprits for dying halfway through zipping?

If you are using a little giant digital incubator.....I will smash it for free

 

[chicken pickin]

If you are using a little giant digital incubator.....I will smash it for free

LOL at the rate you are voicing your hatred for this incubator and if you keep offering this service your gonna have a house sized mound to smash. Youll need to come up with some fun and creative ways to break all those.

 

[SoManyHats]

What incubator do you have?

It's a Brinsea Advance. Brand new.

 

[chicken pickin]

It's a Brinsea Advance. Brand new.

What breed were you hatching?

 

[bamadude]

LOL at the rate you are voicing your hatred for this incubator and if you keep offering this service your gonna have a house sized mound to smash. Youll need to come up with some fun and creative ways to break all those.

Lol. I really have a hate/hate relationship with those bators. I told their customer service "guru" the incubators would work...If we put a broody hen inside it

 

[SoManyHats]

What breed were you hatching?

Three of the dead were Delawares and one was a Delaware x EE.