First eggs of the season for me. :)

Omg that was awesome! Yay babies coming! So exciting. I still have 30 something days left. I'm already a wreck. 

Any update? Should be getting pretty close right?

Well, I went against my own advice and cut one of the eggs because worry had been nagging at me. It's the little one that had spent some time at the top of the pile as a chin rest for mom. It had wrinkled much earlier than the others and though it reflated a bit after I moved it, it has just stayed smaller than the rest and I wasn't sure if the baby inside was going to have much room in there as a result. All of the eggs have been sweating like crazy this week and I was getting water spots on the little egg and one other. I just didn't want to wait any longer on the little one so I snipped it yesterday. Inside I saw a perfectly healthy looking, albeit small, baby and it was definitely alive so I placed the egg back on the pile and left it alone. I didn't get any pics then but got a couple this morning.

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The other seven eggs have still not pipped yet and I'll not cut them unless something seems amiss. Today makes Day 61.

Awwwww! That is the cutest picture! Can't wait to see the other babies! :D

Awesome! Good luck with the rest! These threads are always so much fun to follow! I think I am going to let one of our girls incubate the eggs next year!

Hehe, what a cute mother/child picture :) i love this thread.

awwwww so cute.


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I needed to add some water to the egg because it was looking a bit dry in there. I had my camera handy so I got some pics of the little one. I'm really not experienced with egg cutting. I'm more accustomed to just seeing heads peaking out of slits they make themselves so I don't typically see what else is in there. Could those of you who are more experienced in cutting please chime in here and let me know if the yolk sac looks normal? Should I even be seeing that?


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Looks like he's got a bit to go. I beleive the veins should be going grey If he had been ready to pip. I'd keep him moist and I think hell be fine. I suspect the others won't pip for a few days.

I'm keeping an eye on the egg to see that it doesn't dry out. I do have a deli cup lined with wet paper towels sitting in the female's enclosure next to the nest so that it can warm up and be ready just in case I need to remove this little one because of the possible cord issue.