Quispherer
In the Brooder
- Aug 26, 2025
- 16
- 17
- 28
Hey fellow egg hatching peoples. I've seen a lot about detached air cells and wobbly air cells and the general advice I've seen is to put them in a good position, barely move them, and pray for the best.
Would that have made this not happen?
Is that what people mean when they say saddled? I haven't seen any diagrams or anything that felt helpful in understanding what people mean by that. It is like a peanut/saddle shape.
I didnt candle before putting them in, totally forgot, and so a few from this brood had wobbly cells that just did not develop ever. Again Im unsure if setting them in place longer than the 3 days I already do would have changed this?
As it is I have two of these.
Great veins, development is on time and on par with the other eggs with normal healthy cells.
What does this mean for the chick inside? Is that whole air cell hollow or does the chick extend part way into it? They seem huge but if they're shallow then I guess they're normal size?
I've been experimenting with stopping my turner early, and wonder if that would help these at all? Would the continuous turning actually help them at this point?
So far I haven't done anything different, still my normal humidity and turning, we're on Day 9 out of 17 so they may not even make it to lockdown but I want to try. I'm down to half my eggs after candling so I really want these babies to work out.
Would also love to see pics of similar air cells other people have dealt with? Whether they hatched successfully or not. Thanks everyone
Would that have made this not happen?
Is that what people mean when they say saddled? I haven't seen any diagrams or anything that felt helpful in understanding what people mean by that. It is like a peanut/saddle shape.
I didnt candle before putting them in, totally forgot, and so a few from this brood had wobbly cells that just did not develop ever. Again Im unsure if setting them in place longer than the 3 days I already do would have changed this?
As it is I have two of these.
Great veins, development is on time and on par with the other eggs with normal healthy cells.
What does this mean for the chick inside? Is that whole air cell hollow or does the chick extend part way into it? They seem huge but if they're shallow then I guess they're normal size?
I've been experimenting with stopping my turner early, and wonder if that would help these at all? Would the continuous turning actually help them at this point?
So far I haven't done anything different, still my normal humidity and turning, we're on Day 9 out of 17 so they may not even make it to lockdown but I want to try. I'm down to half my eggs after candling so I really want these babies to work out.
Would also love to see pics of similar air cells other people have dealt with? Whether they hatched successfully or not. Thanks everyone
