Re: Really need some advice here on eggs!!!!

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Posted by Paul Hollander on March 08, 2000 at 18:18:51:

In Reply to: Re: Really need some advice here on eggs!!!! posted by Rik on March 08, 2000 at 08:59:24:

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: Sorry for being not clear enough. I understand what I'm trying to say here : ))
: I'm using an aquarium like incubator, the lit isn't straight but at 45 degrees just to keep the water from falling on the eggs and vermiculite.

Is the lid open or closed? If open, how do you keep a reasxonably constant temperature?

I keep my eggs inside a closed box with approximately 100% humidity. Tilting the whole box a bit lets condensation run down the top towards the low end.

: Did your eggs get a bit brown and did they cave in as well (what I mean by caving in is that they lose their tension). That's what's happening here except for two eggs, one is very white but hasn't grown at all, the other one looks good as well

The eggs should not get brown. That's not a good sign, IMHO. Caving in is a sign of dehydration, when the eggs are less than a month old. I'd bury the eggs in the vermiculite to maximize water absorption.

Paul Hollander

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: : : : Sorry for being not clear enough. I understand what I'm trying to say here : )) : : I'm using an aquarium like incubator, the lit isn't straight but at 45 degrees just to keep the water from falling on the eggs and vermiculite. : Is the lid open or closed? If open, how do you keep a reasxonably constant temperature? : I keep my eggs inside a closed box with approximately 100% humidity. Tilting the whole box a bit lets condensation run down the top towards the low end. : : Did your eggs get a bit brown and did they cave in as well (what I mean by caving in is that they lose their tension). That's what's happening here except for two eggs, one is very white but hasn't grown at all, the other one looks good as well : The eggs should not get brown. That's not a good sign, IMHO. Caving in is a sign of dehydration, when the eggs are less than a month old. I'd bury the eggs in the vermiculite to maximize water absorption. : Paul Hollander

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