----- Original Message -----From: cspots@netzero.netSent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 7:43 AMSubject: [CHICKENS-101] Hatching Eggs part 3
Hatching Eggs part 3
Previously I had posted of my on going adventure in hatching some chicken eggs. I had decided what breed of chicken (Serama) and won my bid on Ebay and was waiting for my eggs to arrive via postal mail.
I was excited to see as my mailman approached the house with a box in his hands. I met him at the door and gently took the box from him. I recalled how hard a trip eggs can have during shipping and hoped my little clutch of eggs made it with as little trauma as possible.
I opened the box and was pleased to see that the eggs were well packed. Each egg was individually wrapped, large side up with adequate packing all around. As I unwraped each egg I carefully set them in an empty egg carton. One was a little damp and I found a crack in the side. I had read that putting nail polish over the crack will seal it back up so that is what I did and hoped no bacteria had entered the egg. I carefully put it with the others.
I had received 12 silky Serama eggs and 2 Cochin eggs. I did not order Cochin eggs but it's common for a seller to add extra eggs and I guess the seller didn't have any extra Serama eggs.
I let the eggs sit in their egg carton for 10 hours to let them settle and come to room temperature. Just before I put them in the incubator I put an "X" on one side in pencil so when turning I'd know how much to turn.
I had recently read that if you get shipped eggs with damaged air cells to keep them wide side up for 3 days and don't turn them as this helps the air cells to heal. I decided to do this and put the egg carton with the eggs inside the incubator. Since the carton only held 12 I put the Cochin eggs on their side next to the carton.
I didn't candle them as I've read Serama eggs tend to be delicate due to the small size. I am not sure this is true but I decided to wait to candle them to give them the best chance.
I checked the incubator and it was functioning as it should at 99-100 degrees and 50% humidity.
Watch for future posts as the saga continues!
Missed past posts on my eggs story? check them out at my blog: loveschickens
Tammie
Massachusetts
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