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Old 14-04-2009, 11:49 PM   #1
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Question Horsfield egg UPDATE

Martha laid an egg approximately a week and a half ago. I've candled it tonight and there looks to be a little pink blob settled on top of the yolk. But there isn't much in the way of chalking as it has only started to chalk over in the last few days. Does it sound like the egg is fertile or is it too early to tell yet? The eggs been incubated at 31 degrees celsius with a humidity of 60-70%.
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Old 15-04-2009, 01:22 AM   #2
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Is there a ring around the blob Helen? It's very possible that it's fertile.

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Old 15-04-2009, 02:20 AM   #3
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Good luck with your egg
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Old 15-04-2009, 01:10 PM   #4
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Is there a ring around the blob Helen? It's very possible that it's fertile.

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I don't think my torch is bright enough to see any ring if there is one. I'll probably leave the egg for a couple more weeks and then candle when the blood vessels should be more noticeable.
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How exciting
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oooooo good luck
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Well the egg does look very different now in just a few days. When i candle now the egg seems to be half full of pinky red stuff. I can't really see any blood vessels so what could this be? The egg is now 2 weeks old.
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Old 18-04-2009, 08:52 AM   #8
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its fertile
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Old 25-04-2009, 10:50 PM   #9
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What's chalking? our 7yr horsefield just layed 4 eggs this pm. in incubator at 30 deg.
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Old 04-05-2009, 09:20 PM   #10
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gerties eggs are 9 days now and we have wot appears to be chalking. phots in album
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