hatch day?

Day 58, trying to find ways to kill time while I wait for pips... What was the hatch date for your latest clutch? (latest clutch you didn't cut, anyway)

Related question: after what day do people consider it "safe" to cut?

64 days
60 days
62 days
I don't cut until after the first pips on it's own.


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Originally Posted by Homegrownscales

64 days
60 days
62 days
I don't cut until after the first pips on it's own.

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Yeah, that's what we're trying to do. Ugh, those are some long waits, though...

56 on the 2 clutches I had this year. Both were incubated at 89.3 degrees.

I cut everything at day 52, I do not care about cutting any earlier (not that curious) I just do it at that time as it is VERY close to hatch date.

But what if it's a 60+ day clutch? Hey Homegrown, what temps are you incubating at?

We incubate around 88.5 degrees. Things seem to pip for us right on day 60. We don't cut until 3 days after the first pip.

Incubated at 88.f


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weird how all the hatch dates so far are clustering around 56 and 60, with none at 57-59. I wonder if that's a temperature thing? But we're incubating right at 89F, and it hasn't budged for 2 months.

(My eggs are pretty big. Would big eggs take longer? I can't think of a reason why they would.)

A little side note we have found is in using 6 qt tubs we get about a day shift either way depending on the number of eggs in the tub. 7 - 8 eggs in a tub normally go faster and 5-6 is the normal. Anything below 4 tends to take an extra day.

I think this is because as the eggs get closer to hatching they start some decomposition. This produces heat and with a lot of eggs in the tub it adds up.

Okay, current plan is: wait for pips until day 60, and then cut.

I don't know if cutting will actually speed them getting out of the eggs, but at least I'll know what's in the eggs, and if it's healthy... cutting on day 60 is probably safe, right?

I'm sure It will be ok. Make sure you remember the maintenance of the cut eggs in case they still do have a few days to go. It doesn't speed up the time when the little ones come Out. That's why I like to Just wait
and cut when Theres a pipper.

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Cut at day 56. they decided to come out on 63-64....

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Originally Posted by Subdriven

Cut at day 56. they decided to come out on 63-64....

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Did you have to do saline washes during all those extra days to prevent bacterial growth, or were they fine without it? (Don't worry, Homegrown, I understand that's just luck.)

Day 60!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N...0/lav_nose.JPG

We cut last night when two of the eggs stopped moving. And then the lav decided it didn't like the hole we made and cut its own a couple hours later.

The latest I've had was day 67. ;)

Congrats on the pippers!

Hey guys, anyone incubate cooler than 88 degrees? What were your results?

I am incubating at 87.5 degrees.

87 isn't that bad. 84-85 would concern me. I cut at day 45 because of stupidity. I'm at day 45 now and I've already slapped myself twice this morning for thinking of such stupidity again. Lol.