This is what happens... We have peepers!

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I hope so! We're just so frustrated, as he paid extra for a fast delivery and they sat on the parcel for 3 (will be 4 after today) days, because they couldn't do their jobs properly. And with every day that passes, their hatchability drops. Well, I'm getting 18 eggs, so hopefully I'll get enough chicks out of them to make up 1 or 2 breeding pairs, so I can make more

I sure hope so!
I got 16 very fresh eggs sent to me 2 weeks ago..... I'm down to 5.
Definitely hoping that you have much better luck.

 

[Kiki]

@Texas Kiki here you go

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Look how awesome they look!

 

[Kiki]

All 6 developing

 

[casportpony]

@Texas Kiki here you go

Excellent pictures!

All 6 developing

Congrats!

 

[sumi]

The plan was to incubate all the shipped eggs upright... Until I found the domed lid of the incubator makes that impossible. So I candled them all again and pulled out 5 that definitely has air cell issues, cut an egg carton for them to go in and after some wiggling and arranging and rearranging managed to fit everything in there.

3 Weeks to babies!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Got your brooder all set up?lol

 

[ShrekDawg]

Aw sorry you had to toss some but hopefully the rest will develop!!! Also sorry if this is hijacking or off topic or anything but since you mentioned incubating upright and the air cell issues, I figured you might know the answer to a question I had. I just candled some eggs for fun (well, actually because I had noticed a cracked one when washing them but then couldn’t find the crack after washing so figured I’d candle to find it, which worked. And I washed cause an egg had just broken in a nest box and a bunch were covered in yolk that’s gross lol) and anyway, when doing that I noticed one had an air cell on the side rather than the end. Is that normal? I know it’s common in shipped eggs but had never heard of it in fresh eggs? I literally just collected these right before I candled, though I haven’t collected in a bit so they’re maybe a couple days old, but basically, really fresh and I never heard of it in fresh eggs? Does it just happen sometimes in some eggs?? The air cell appeared to still be attached, didn’t move around when I moved the egg around, but it just wasn’t where it was supposed to be. Maybe it got kicked around? There were lots of other eggs in the box and of course the broken ones which they were all trying to eat so could have gotten shuffled around. Although her other egg and the other eggs in the nest box appear fine with air cell in the proper place, one of the eggs even appears to have a perfect air cell, perfect shape, perfect place , so I find it odd. Maybe it just happens? Idk. She is an Easter Egger and only started laying again maybe 2 1/2 weeks ago after not having laid for at least 7 months, possibly longer, (started molting in August, but I think she was already not laying before that), and they turned 3 in October so they’re now 3 1/2, if any of that makes a difference? Not that it matters if the eggs are wonky, they are just for eating not hatching (don’t even have a roo so couldn’t hatch even if I wanted to) and the birds are pets, but I was just curious about it. Also all of a sudden my other EEs eggs seem to have gotten smaller.

 

[sumi]

Aw sorry you had to toss some but hopefully the rest will develop!!! Also sorry if this is hijacking or off topic or anything but since you mentioned incubating upright and the air cell issues, I figured you might know the answer to a question I had. I just candled some eggs for fun (well, actually because I had noticed a cracked one when washing them but then couldn’t find the crack after washing so figured I’d candle to find it, which worked. And I washed cause an egg had just broken in a nest box and a bunch were covered in yolk that’s gross lol) and anyway, when doing that I noticed one had an air cell on the side rather than the end. Is that normal? I know it’s common in shipped eggs but had never heard of it in fresh eggs? I literally just collected these right before I candled, though I haven’t collected in a bit so they’re maybe a couple days old, but basically, really fresh and I never heard of it in fresh eggs? Does it just happen sometimes in some eggs?? The air cell appeared to still be attached, didn’t move around when I moved the egg around, but it just wasn’t where it was supposed to be. Maybe it got kicked around? There were lots of other eggs in the box and of course the broken ones which they were all trying to eat so could have gotten shuffled around. Although her other egg and the other eggs in the nest box appear fine with air cell in the proper place, one of the eggs even appears to have a perfect air cell, perfect shape, perfect place , so I find it odd. Maybe it just happens? Idk. She is an Easter Egger and only started laying again maybe 2 1/2 weeks ago after not having laid for at least 7 months, possibly longer, (started molting in August, but I think she was already not laying before that), and they turned 3 in October so they’re now 3 1/2, if any of that makes a difference? Not that it matters if the eggs are wonky, they are just for eating not hatching (don’t even have a roo so couldn’t hatch even if I wanted to) and the birds are pets, but I was just curious about it. Also all of a sudden my other EEs eggs seem to have gotten smaller.

That is really strange, about the air cell being in the wrong place, unless it did get shaken or something, causing it to detach. It's an older hen and she had a long break from laying, so it's possible her egg membranes are not as sturdy as they should be too.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That is really strange, about the air cell being in the wrong place, unless it did get shaken or something, causing it to detach. It's an older hen and she had a long break from laying, so it's possible her egg membranes are not as sturdy as they should be too.

Thanks! That makes sense. Or maybe it wasn’t the air cell after all? I don’t really know much about hatching/incubating and the egg was a little bit hard to see into, especially since it’s still light out. Maybe it was the yolk? It was pretty dark. But it seemed kind of small for a yolk and I couldn’t find any other air cell. I will try to get a picture of it maybe.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Okay here’s what I think is an air cell (it’s hard to see in these, it’s a bit darker in person but still kinda light) and the other egg with what I think is a near perfect air cell. Also, you can’t really see, but in the first egg, there is something dark and swishy moving around which I think is the yolk? So I’m pretty sure the thing on the side is the air cell? Included some pictures of the end so you can see there is no air cell on the ends. At least that I can see. And I found a dark area to get better pictures. But am I correct in assuming that is the air cell? And if so... totally weird, right??