Eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Page 2

kernel · 05-16-12, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mykee

Old wives tale. 100% pure bunk.
Also, Sharpies have some terrible chemicals in them, and eggs breathe, soaking up that garbage.

Not so sure your right about turning the eggs, but I do realize your right about the sharpy. I was advised to use sharpy, but have recently found out that is bad and switched to using a pencil.

kernel · 05-16-12, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jay0133

A toxic permanate marker that was laid on that thick is very risky. (the eggs soak that up)
If done carefully there is no need to mark eggs at such a small scale.

Read my last post. As far as marking them, I would much rather mark and be on the safe side, especially since I'm just starting out.

mykee · 05-16-12, 07:18 PM

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"Not so sure your right about turning the eggs""

Trust me; I've handled over 1500 eggs here in 12 years.

kernel · 05-16-12, 07:21 PM

Oh, I didn't realize that, I didn't even realize you breed. Not discounting what you said, but I'm still going handle my eggs as if turning them would drown them.

Jay · 05-16-12, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mykee

Trust me; I've handled over 1500 eggs here in 12 years.

But have they hatched? Lol

I was taught just to keep them in the same position roughly, there is only a slight possibility of drowning.
I've never understood how you can completely flip an egg from its upright position anyways.

kernel · 05-16-12, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jay0133

But have they hatched? Lol

I was taught just to keep them in the same position roughly, there is only a slight possibility of drowning.
I've never understood how you can completely flip an egg from its upright position anyways.

Well have they hatched lol?

I mark them cause.... well.... I'm prone to accidents....

mykee · 05-16-12, 07:50 PM

Yes, they all hatch. I was worried the first few years in and even the ones that get rolled out by the females hatched just fine.

jaleely · 05-16-12, 09:58 PM

Everyone was so excited to tell you that you did bad by using sharpie, they didn't even read where you said you used it...but since then learned to use pencil.
I noticed there's a lot of that kind of thing....
Well, I guess the point is everyone knows now, right? lol

kernel · 05-17-12, 10:18 AM

Thanks Jaleely. While I think they did overreact, I don't think they meant any harm. The most important thing out of all this is shortly after using the sharpie, I learned to use pencil on my second clutch instead.