Hahah, you won't regret it Instagram. It's too much fun. It's yet another way I waste my time. 
Good news and bad news on my eggs. I recandled (tried the sandpaper thing) my BCM eggs and decided there wasn't anything in the three that I already had my suspicions about. So I did an eggtopsy (inside since it was too dark outside). The first egg I cracked seemed to have nothing keeping the yolk in the center of the egg. So I guess shipping messed up the chalaza, not to mention the air cell being very damaged to begin with.
The second and third egg I opened were completely scrambled. Not sure if they were that way when they arrived or if that happened from the egg decomposing? The third egg smelled VERY bad. I'm glad I pulled it since it probably had a chance of exploding.
The good news is I didn't crack any developing eggs!
But I didn't try the sandpaper method on my two remaining eggs under my silkie since I don't have any egg-safe disinfectant and don't want to risk possible embryonic development for the chance to see if it is growing.
Oh and my other light turned out to not be as good as my first light for candling.
I want to candle my Ameraucana eggs but the last guinea keet hasn't finished hatching yet! I want to stay up until he's hatched tonight since he first pipped about 18 hours ago. Plus then I can candle my eggs when he's dry.
Good news and bad news on my eggs. I recandled (tried the sandpaper thing) my BCM eggs and decided there wasn't anything in the three that I already had my suspicions about. So I did an eggtopsy (inside since it was too dark outside). The first egg I cracked seemed to have nothing keeping the yolk in the center of the egg. So I guess shipping messed up the chalaza, not to mention the air cell being very damaged to begin with.
The second and third egg I opened were completely scrambled. Not sure if they were that way when they arrived or if that happened from the egg decomposing? The third egg smelled VERY bad. I'm glad I pulled it since it probably had a chance of exploding.
The good news is I didn't crack any developing eggs!
But I didn't try the sandpaper method on my two remaining eggs under my silkie since I don't have any egg-safe disinfectant and don't want to risk possible embryonic development for the chance to see if it is growing.
Oh and my other light turned out to not be as good as my first light for candling.
I want to candle my Ameraucana eggs but the last guinea keet hasn't finished hatching yet! I want to stay up until he's hatched tonight since he first pipped about 18 hours ago. Plus then I can candle my eggs when he's dry.
