Day 43... few questions & pattern pics!

[Lolo76]

I cut on day 52 and the lil buggers are still in the eggs, on day 57 today

Dang... taking their sweet time, huh? I'm still not planning to cut, unless I reach day 55 (Monday) without any pippers. Too nervous that I'll cut them early and/or kill the babies!

Btw, I was just watching cutting videos on YouTube, and saw some rough handling with the eggs... at this point in the incubation, are they able to tolerate more jostling and time outside of the incubator? I'm still treating them like newly laid eggs, trying not to disturb them much.

[Lolo76]

P.S. Eggs are deflating quite a bit now, but still showing excellent veins and movement... and I'm like 90% sure that egg shown above is a pastel.

[Jeremy78]

I'm pretty sure pattern and colour are the last things to come on a hatchling. I don't think you will be able to tell until the pip or you cut .

[Lolo76]

I'm pretty sure pattern and colour are the last things to come on a hatchling. I don't think you will be able to tell until the pip or you cut .

They say you can tell pattern & color after day 35-ish, and some breeders claim to have a degree of accuracy in guessing... I'm guessing too, obviously, but it really does look like a pastel in there! Just driving myself crazy, though - LOL.

[hotrod5603]

I'm right with you, my 5 egg pastel/normal clutch was laid on 6/22 also. I pulled off the glad wrap a few days ago. and i also have 1 moldy egg here's to a bunch of baby pastels