Can dry hatching help fix damaged air cells in shipped eggs? 

It's your Hypothesis. Hypothesis is an explanation of something without evidence/data before testing. And Theory is an explanation you formulated after testing.

Thanks for the update on your chicken breeding progress. You're lucky to have a black Australorp in with the group. They're so calm and friendly.

Oh, I need to follow this closely! I'm doing my first incubator hatch right now. It's been a long time since I've had chickens, so this has been all a brand new experience. I've got 28 brahma eggs in a Matixcoopx. I ordered from three different breeders and got a mix of lavenders, isabellas, black, partridge, blue/black partridge and blue/black splash partidge. The first 12 all came with detached air cells or saddled air cells. The second group came with all detached air cells, and the third group came in perfectly. I've also done the hydrogen peroxide method. I did my first sneak peek on candling the first 12 eggs and know that at least 6 are developing. I quickly realized I need a better candling method. So, as soon as my candler gets here, I'll have a better count on those first 12, and it'll be time to check the next 8. I ended up buying a second incubator for lockdown since I had too many days in between deliveries. I'm working on upright stands for the detached air cell eggs to keep them upright for hatching day to see if that helps. I read that the detached air cell babies usually have too much fluid in their eggs, so I am watching the size of the air cells very closely to make sure they're growing enough. I can always move any fuller eggs to the second incubator for a drier incubation if needed. Please make sure you keep your incubator updates coming! I'm watching every single incubation video I can find right now.😊

Currently doing my own bit of research on dry/wet hatching and detached air cells in shipped eggs, also saw the same video of the guy doing wet/dry side by side. I bought two different sets of eggs from different sellers and they arrived a day apart. I know they say to let them rest for 12-24hrs after shipping but the one batch had already been sitting for a day so the second batch only sat for a few hours to get to room temp before I set them in the incubator. Right now they are 7 days in with the wet method. Candled them all and there is definitely more good ones in the batch that was able to sit for 24hrs but those ones are also 3-4 days more fresh. The second batch had 4 duds I pulled out and one for sure has a detached, free floating air cell it is alive and developing. Kinda rooting for the little guy and decided to prop it big end up in a little cup with paper towel. Now I'll be turning it manually about 5 times a day. Hoping for the best as I'm pretty invested in this one egg seeing as it is also the smallest one.

I hope Tilly is still learning to be a good livestock guardian for these beautiful little chicks 17:23

Good luck with your hatching, I wish you the best of luck. I personally believe you won't need luck because you do great on all of this.

Quain - where you bain? I (ahem, we) missed you. Glad to have you back. I fully well know you're a busy Hhwhaman - [but] please don't be a stranger. Take care. Warm regards, Scotty 'Knight'

Good to see you back, it’s so fascinating learning about chickens from you, chickens 101

Hi Everyone! I am definitely fascinated and interest in this new adventure in breeding chickens. My family is looking to do same for ourselves. So , thank you for educational informative videos! I hope everyone have great safe weekend! ❤

I'm just happy to hear from you again💕, happy to see you, savannah, chickens, chicks, dogs, & parrots are all right.

peroxide is a no no it is not natural it has always failed for me but glad your having success congrats just advice from a long time hatchery

TGIF, Rachel, like always, stumbles, along the way but it will be a success👍🏻!

I’m doing a dry incubation myself right now. I’m very limited on space atm so I’m going for some bantam chicks that lay well. When I move over the summer I’ll definitely be adding the Brahma’s to my flock. I’m also going to be breeding them(the bantams).

Wishing you the best of luck with your hatching eggs! ❤ we have serama x sebright eggs that are due to hatch in a couple of days, so pumped!

Super fun! Yay for learning so much. All the new must be exciting, especially in spring time. Happy Easter coming up!

I’m trying the same thing with my current clutch because my last one done by the book had none hatch 😢. Good luck!

I wish you success with this! 🥰💗

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That particular incubator is not recomended for dryhatching. But mostly it's a warranty thing.

I can't wait to see em! This is so awesome how you're trying new things/ways!

Not that it’s a contest but if you’re entering a chili cook off you don’t disclose your special Recipe! 👍

The Cheekhens! The Cheekhens are coming!

Or Cassie at Walker Farm Fam. Cassie is the crazy chicken lady. She is also in Oklahoma.

Cheekennns! 😂

Have you tried Listerine the original to sanitize your eggs and incubators.

I didn't quite pick up on the rate of hatch for the ones with the detached air sac. How did that come out?

Maybe invest in a cabinet type incubator ?

Hey Rachel which brahma is the biggest and tallest brahma of them all

And where can I get some chicks

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