Today is day 10 for the test hatch of my "Marans" eggs, day 4 for the CLB, and day -1 for ny newly arrived bantam Wyandotte eggs... all 22 of them.
They arrived safe and sound, with not a crack between them, so they are currently equilibrating in the incubation room.
However... I'm a little disappointed in them :-( quite a lot of them have very porus shells, and at least three are dirty. I don't like washing eggs, so I think I might try the sandpaper route, and try to gently buff the dirt off. those eggs where they are "smeared" I'll just leave, but put them all together at one side of the inubator and try to separate them from the others.
I'm now anxiously awaiting the arrival of a hi lume torch, with the hope I will be able to see through the dark shells of the Marans, and the thick shells of the CLBs... Hopefully I will also be able to take some photos of the candled eggs for information and comparisons :-)
I also hope to receive another 22 eggs next week, 10 brahmas and 12 Marans, but that's for another time!
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