why so many clears?

[mamanaturale]

up until this batch i have only ever hatched ducks, so tell me if this is just a chicken thing! i candled last night, day 8. i have 8 bcm's that i am not counting in the mix because i can hardly see a thing in there. but anyways out of the rest of my eggs only 12 out of 26 have veining. of course, i will give them another week before i candle again, but still it seems like alot of clears to me. when i do ducks, i very rarely have one clear out of the whole bunch. is this normal? should i contact the sellers about it? or wait until after the next candling? temp and humidity have been right on with no problems so far.

 

[spectrumranch]

Were the chicken eggs shipped? were the duck eggs shipped?

 

[Tuffoldhen]

If they are shipped eggs, shipping will do the eggs in and will cause the eggs to look clear. I buy from a well known and trusted seller all the time and I can count on the postal service between her house and mine big time for doing damage to the eggs.

 

[mamanaturale]

yes, they were all shipped, ducks and chickens both. i guess i was just surprised because i have gotten duck eggs from two different sellers and never had this many clears. it makes sense though because i have eggs from 3 different sellers in my bator and the one seller with the most clears had the least well packed eggs. darn it all, its too bad i can't find the breeds i want locally so they don't have to ship! i was soooo looking forward to having some silkies and showgirls...

 

[CindyS]

Sounds like you will get some, you said you had 12 with veins, thats good for shipped eggs and even if you get 6 to hatch thats a good start on your flock

 

[mamanaturale]

i will be very sad if i only get 6.... i already have a decent flock and i had been saving my pennies to get some of the breeds i REALLY wanted yk? i spent almost $100 on all of the eggs combined. is 12 out of 32 total really a decent % for shipped eggs to develop at all? i have gotten 90-100% development in my duck eggs.... not all hatched but still they at least started. i guess i am just wondering if fertility might be playing into it as well. no way to tell really though. no development = low fertility or bad bad post office... right?

 

[spectrumranch]

IMO---

No Development can be from=

1. low fertility
1a. late in the breeding season
1b. some breeds naturally have a lower fertility
1c. breeder birds should be moulting now
1d. SUMMER- it's hot, birds are not as active

2. Shipping
2a. shipping (even if not rough)
2b. rough shipping
2c. eggs were x-rayed

3. Egg Handling
3a. Eggs got hot before being picked up
3b. Eggs were kept to long before shipping
3c. Eggs were not packed secure

4. Incubation- to many problems can happen to even make a list! We notice that even setting our own eggs that incubation can be good in one batch and then not as good in the next; from the same birds in the same incubator.


Randy www.spectrumranch.net