Squirt&crush
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Okay thanks i have 7 of them that look like this and i asumed were just growing embryos but im being told there not fertile Im a first timerthe yolk has settled. It looks normal for an 11 day old egg.
You know not to ever turn it , right. Make a mark on the top of the shell to remind you where the "top" is and never change the orientation.
I generally keep eggs until they are clearly no good...Start to ooze or explode and I've only recently had any babies hatch out.
Once you get used to eggs, it gets simple..
I've been keeping Redfoot for about 20 years, but I'm also new to eggs.Okay thanks i have 7 of them that look like this and i asumed were just growing embryos but im being told there not fertile Im a first timer
They look normal for now. If fertile they will chalk at around 3 wks, sometimes up to 5 wks. If the whole egg chalks and stays a white chalk color there is a good chance they are fertile. I've found that if any dark areas appear after chalking they are duds.Okay thanks i have 7 of them that look like this and i asumed were just growing embryos but im being told there not fertile Im a first timer
Thanks when will i start to see veins?They look normal for now. If fertile they will chalk at around 3 wks, sometimes up to 5 wks. If the whole egg chalks and stays a white chalk color there is a good chance they are fertile. I've found that if any dark areas appear after chalking they are duds.
Everytime I try and candle the eggs I think I'm seeing either a dud or a fertile egg, nearly everytime I'm wrong. The only thing that has been 100% for me up to now is, if they are a white chalk color on 100% of the egg with no dark patches they have hatched. I don't bother candling now, was fed up of being wrong. .Thanks when will i start to see veins?
Well thank you ill just have to be patient and waitEverytime I try and candle the eggs I think I'm seeing either a dud or a fertile egg, nearly everytime I'm wrong. The only thing that has been 100% for me up to now is, if they are a white chalk color on 100% of the egg with no dark patches they have hatched. I don't bother candling now, was fed up of being wrong. .
I was told the redfoot egg is one of the harder species to candle accurately.
I agree, Craig! Tom and I just had this discussion last weekend looking over the eggs in his incubator. Both of us agreed candling provided little results of use for us at least!Everytime I try and candle the eggs I think I'm seeing either a dud or a fertile egg, nearly everytime I'm wrong. The only thing that has been 100% for me up to now is, if they are a white chalk color on 100% of the egg with no dark patches they have hatched. I don't bother candling now, was fed up of being wrong. .
I was told the redfoot egg is one of the harder species to candle accurately.
I had a clutch of 9 that hatched (9 out of 9).I agree, Craig! Tom and I just had this discussion last weekend looking over the eggs in his incubator. Both of us agreed candling provided little results of use for us at least!
Hello there. I have some red foot eggs. On a day 101 in the incubator. Couple of them have a little ooze coming out. Sounds like they may not be viable? Luckily some eggs aren’t oozing.the yolk has settled. It looks normal for an 11 day old egg.
You know not to ever turn it , right. Make a mark on the top of the shell to remind you where the "top" is and never change the orientation.
I generally keep eggs until they are clearly no good...Start to ooze or explode and I've only recently had any babies hatch out.
Once you get used to eggs, it gets simple..
If they're leaking and smelly, get rid of them.Hello there. I have some red foot eggs. On a day 101 in the incubator. Couple of them have a little ooze coming out. Sounds like they may not be viable? Luckily some eggs aren’t oozing.