This one was interesting as it came soon after I had a fully developed baby die in the shell. It just so happens that the dead baby was the first egg that I DID NOT sand. The one that just hatched was sanded. But I'm still not convinced that sanding is necessary. The baby that died was developing on the bottom of the egg - it was upside down. The others that hatched successfully developed at the top of the egg - they were right side up. So I wonder if that was the issue, and not the sanding. For now, I will continue to sand the top of the eggs at 90 days as I have been, but now I will also invert the eggs if I notice the embryo developing upside down.
6 more eggs developing now - I will keep the group informed as to their progress.
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6 more eggs developing now - I will keep the group informed as to their progress.
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