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Showing posts with label cracked egg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cracked egg. Show all posts
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
Quiet weekend
Eggs were candled on Saturday and I removed two more "quitters" as they did not progress. They both had an embryo inside. I did not see movement and each had developed very slowly and stopped progressing. We now have 10 eggs.
Just candled on Monday night and saw two more (#12 and 18) have too much yolk and not enough duck. Will crack at school on Tuesday.
Several Monarchs should emerge this week. So far, we have released a male (chrysalis #1) and a female (chrysalis #3) Monarch butterfly. Another female (chrysalis #2 - deformed shape of chrysalis and of butterfly body) probably had OE and was put down. We have 6 more chrysalis left!
I need to get the "nursery" (brooder) ready for the ducklings tomorrow!
Just candled on Monday night and saw two more (#12 and 18) have too much yolk and not enough duck. Will crack at school on Tuesday.
Several Monarchs should emerge this week. So far, we have released a male (chrysalis #1) and a female (chrysalis #3) Monarch butterfly. Another female (chrysalis #2 - deformed shape of chrysalis and of butterfly body) probably had OE and was put down. We have 6 more chrysalis left!
I need to get the "nursery" (brooder) ready for the ducklings tomorrow!
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Day 16 - confession
Well, interesting headline, Right?
At the end of each week, I remove all the eggs onto a padded counter. I change out the microfiber cloth at the bottom of the incubator for a clean one. I use it to keep a moisture level high enough that I am not needed over the weekend to keep the humidity level high enough. I rewet the cloth and return all the items back into the incubator by misting the eggs once more to survive over the weekend, as school is closed - no access. Somehow, during the changing of the cloth and candling the eggs for staff children, #10 was rustled too much and the hairline crack became evident.
Mrs. McCoy (Stafford's Digital Learning Coach who helped me get the blog set up and the videos housed in Flipgrid) was interested in seeing a personal viewing of candling. As I was about to select an egg, I saw it. #10 with a crack from the top to the bottom. We scrambled for a fix. I instantly thought of wax (crayon or candle) and began looking for some in the lab. By looking on the internet, we found that clear fingernail polish would also work. I did not have fingernail polish, but had success finding a non-fragrant candle and matches!
The video shows us placing wax on the crack. We realize the duckling will need assistance, as he will not be able to break through the wax. Needless to say, it was a long day on Friday.
At the end of each week, I remove all the eggs onto a padded counter. I change out the microfiber cloth at the bottom of the incubator for a clean one. I use it to keep a moisture level high enough that I am not needed over the weekend to keep the humidity level high enough. I rewet the cloth and return all the items back into the incubator by misting the eggs once more to survive over the weekend, as school is closed - no access. Somehow, during the changing of the cloth and candling the eggs for staff children, #10 was rustled too much and the hairline crack became evident.
Mrs. McCoy (Stafford's Digital Learning Coach who helped me get the blog set up and the videos housed in Flipgrid) was interested in seeing a personal viewing of candling. As I was about to select an egg, I saw it. #10 with a crack from the top to the bottom. We scrambled for a fix. I instantly thought of wax (crayon or candle) and began looking for some in the lab. By looking on the internet, we found that clear fingernail polish would also work. I did not have fingernail polish, but had success finding a non-fragrant candle and matches!
The video shows us placing wax on the crack. We realize the duckling will need assistance, as he will not be able to break through the wax. Needless to say, it was a long day on Friday.
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