In past posts I had related how I had bought some silkied Serama eggs on ebay to incubate. I also won some Coturnix eggs and added them to the incubator as well.
On day 7 and 9 I candled the chicken eggs using a small flashlight in a dark room. On day 7 (the first day that I candled them) I pulled out 4 as infertile and I had a sneaking suspicion that the rest were infertile too but with some hope I left the rest in. When I opened the 4 sure enough there was no growth at all so probably infertile. On day 9 I sadly pulled another 4 and they were the same as the first 4 with no growth. Air cells were intact. I now believe they are all infertile but I left the remaining 6 in the incubator with a small bit of hope.
I know that the hatch rate for shipped eggs can be low and with Seramas it tends to be even lower but to have all of them infertile is very frustrating since I paid $53.10 for 12 Serama eggs and got an extra 2 eggs which were Cochin eggs (the Cochins were coming up infertile too). I plan to email the seller and see if they will do something about it but I'm likely out of luck as shipped egg auctions always list they basically once they leave their hands it's not their responsibility.
When I used to sell quail eggs for hatching I would always send replacements if they didn't hatch and wouldn't charge anything for the extra eggs but the buyer would pay shipping.
Since the Quail eggs are chocolate color with darker spots I can't candle them but my hopes are that of the 16 some will hatch. Today is day 7 for the quail eggs.
I didn't want to send another boring picture of eggs so I am sending a picture of blue Silky hen "Charlotte". Until next time....
Tammie
Massachusetts
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