Just measured an egg from same clutch.
Length is 1.55" and width is 1.34". So not round like ping pong.
Omg. It's so tiny.
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Length is 1.55" and width is 1.34". So not round like ping pong.
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Those are actually larger and my five tiny eggs are pretty much round.
Those are actually larger and my five tiny eggs are pretty much round.
As I have read on here, Never give up on an egg until it pops! Might be some nice babies even though they are small. Just a thought.
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very cute! looks like a chestnut.
Do you mean on its belly? That is remaining yolk sac, should absorb over the days, then the shell seals shut over it.
I was advised to keep the baby on damp paper towels changed daily until the shell was closed, then moved to the habitat with regular substrate. (I use coconut coir for my baby Russians). My hatchlings had much less of yolk sac remaining than yours, took 1-2 weeks. for my guys to absorb and a bit longer for shell closure. I had them in incubator for a good 3 1/2 weeks on paper towels.
I was advised to keep the baby on damp paper towels changed daily until the shell was closed, then moved to the habitat with regular substrate. (I use coconut coir for my baby Russians). My hatchlings had much less of yolk sac remaining than yours, took 1-2 weeks. for my guys to absorb and a bit longer for shell closure. I had them in incubator for a good 3 1/2 weeks on paper towels.
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Have you ever "candled" your RF eggs?
Yes, I know it's advised not too, but how else do I learn without interfering? Novelty will where off.
I have 33 redfoot eggs. From all these I thought 2 were maybe's. This is hatchling is one of the maybe's.
I got so many different looking eggs, I'm struggling to know what's what, I guess that comes with experience. I threw one a way yesterday, it was obviously empty(very light in weight) and vertically transparent when lit up, I reckon I've got a few like that. Some look like they have dark shadows in them, guessing these are infertile and the shadows are just goo.
I've only seen vains in one egg. Some have stopped chaulking half way.
What made me think this one was fertile is after chaulking (weeks after)I could see half the top half of the egg was darker when lit up. I have another like that and about 4 that I'm thinking could be.
I've got one egg that is mega dark in color, probably rotten.
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Two of mine have what I think might be "chalking".
The other five look transparent and pinkish purple inside.
The other five look transparent and pinkish purple inside.
Sounds like you have a chance if your seeing some differences between the eggs, I never saw any vains in this one that hatched. All you can do is wait it out. How old are the eggs now?
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29-33 days
Still early then. I was told 125/150 days was average for reds.
Have your females bin scratching around again yet?
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One of them is very restless. My male, however has stopped persuing them from what I can see.
I also don't hear the familiar clucking sounds anymore.
Omg! Craig, you've got yourself a little Black Cherry??!!! How beautiful!!!! Congratulations Papa!
If that's a cherryhead, I'm Santa. Lol.
Pearly, the momma is northern with very very dark skin and hardly any scale coloration, The Poppa is either one of my 2 northerns or some other male she has bin with over 2 yrs ago. She didn't lay eggs last yr so I was assuming it was one of my males. I could be wrong.
You got me thinking now with your comment.
I just heard that while ago somewhere here. She sure looks like one. Really pretty!You got me thinking now with your comment.
I don't know enough about different species/subspecies/locals to be guessing her genetic heritage. This will make me sound extremely ignorant but I have seen a picture of a very dark RF referred to as Black Cherry and never thought about it again, but must have made a connotation on my head associating the picture of black cherry fruit, black cherry at a casino (winningIf that's a cherryhead, I'm Santa. Lol.
Pearly, the momma is northern with very very dark skin and hardly any scale coloration, The Poppa is either one of my 2 northerns or some other male she has bin with over 2 yrs ago. She didn't lay eggs last yr so I was assuming it was one of my males. I could be wrong.
and that's what looking at your brand new baby made me think of... I gave her a name not realizing that Black Cherry was a certain type of colors/patterns.
I'll take more pictures when the yolk sack is fully absorbed. I'm color blind and struggle with some shades of color. On the head it looks yellow(what bit of color is there).
I've seen black cherries mentioned before. Kind of thought it was just a selling gimic. May be wrong.
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