Egg cutting

Out of curiousity, how many of you cut your eggs before they hatch? When I was first getting in to BPs I found Garrick's youtube and watched several of his egg cutting videos. I thought it was pretty interesting. I have yet to see anyone here talk about egg cutting though.

If i get a clutch this year i plan to cut once the first one pips. Not saying its the right thing to do, but its what im planning on doing. :)

We used to cut around day 52 to 54, but have pretty much given up on cutting until the first one pips.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

If i get a clutch this year i plan to cut once the first one pips. Not saying its the right thing to do, but its what im planning on doing. :)

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As of right now until I'm convinced otherwise. We plan on cutting eggs one day after the first couple pip.

I cut ~day 56. You probably haven't seen anyone mention it because there haven't been many clutches hatching in the month since you joined. The threads will pick up though as newer breeders get eggs on the ground. It's a personal preference of risk vs. benefits. Risks of not cutting: baby can't pip on its own or umbilicus is twisted (baby dies in egg); Risks of cutting: You hit a vein, cut too early, and/or the egg dries out/gets bacteria before it is ready (again, baby dies in egg). If you are going to cut for the first time, you are probably best off waiting until the first baby pips, so you have an idea of how far along the eggs are in development.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

If i get a clutch this year i plan to cut once the first one pips. Not saying its the right thing to do, but its what im planning on doing. :)

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x 3 This is my first year breeding, but this is what I will likely do. :)

just asking, what is the purpose of the egg cutting? to see the babies and their potential morphs? or to make it easier for them to get out?

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Originally Posted by ericarditti

just asking, what is the purpose of the egg cutting? to see the babies and their potential morphs? or to make it easier for them to get out?

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Both I guess. Like if the baby happened to have some little thing wrong, like if it didn't have an egg tooth while it was in the egg, but is healthy otherwise it would still be able to get out.

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Originally Posted by ericarditti

just asking, what is the purpose of the egg cutting? to see the babies and their potential morphs? or to make it easier for them to get out?

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Short answer: both. I personally will always cut from now on because in 2011 my entire clutch failed because the babies were unable to get out of the eggs on their own, and I waited too long to help them. One breached/pipped but never emerged while the others never broke the shells. Upon cutting into the eggs I could see that at least two of the babies had attempted to find a way out but were unable. I never want to see that again so from now on I will cut when the first baby pips. I did that in 2012 and was successful in getting babies out alive. Not saying it's the right or wrong way, but I personally don't want to see a repeat of that 2011 clutch.