Wanted to post a pic of these huge spilotes eggs...

Posted by Dan on June 22, 2001 at 16:56:06:

Today is day 71 at 81 degrees. These eggs are huge, atleast compared to gtp's, carpets, hondos, etc. I manually pipped one egg on day 66 and that baby is alive in the egg and beautiful. I have no idea when to expect the others to pip because no one could offer me any solid information on these in respect to breeding. I was told 66-68 days at that temp by one breeder so that is why I pipped it. I also incubated at the lower temp because some expressed caution going any higher would cause kinking. Obviously it is taking a little longer. Now my next dilemna is if they don't pip by early tomorrow morning, I will be out of the country until next thursday. I would hate to have any die in the egg so I am debating on pipping the other eggs at the last minute before I leave just to be on the safe side on day 72. Hopefully mothernature will give me a sign. Wish me luck.

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• Just a thought... Barry 06/24/01 (1)
  • Just got home and they are pipping today... Dan 06/28/01 (0)

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: Today is day 71 at 81 degrees. These eggs are huge, atleast compared to gtp's, carpets, hondos, etc. I manually pipped one egg on day 66 and that baby is alive in the egg and beautiful. I have no idea when to expect the others to pip because no one could offer me any solid information on these in respect to breeding. I was told 66-68 days at that temp by one breeder so that is why I pipped it. I also incubated at the lower temp because some expressed caution going any higher would cause kinking. Obviously it is taking a little longer. Now my next dilemna is if they don't pip by early tomorrow morning, I will be out of the country until next thursday. I would hate to have any die in the egg so I am debating on pipping the other eggs at the last minute before I leave just to be on the safe side on day 72. Hopefully mothernature will give me a sign. Wish me luck.

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