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View Poll Results: What kind of method for oxygen transfer in the egg container do you like?

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  • Open lid egg container every day

    2 14.29%
  • Open lid egg container once a week for ten seconds

    8 57.14%
  • Open lid egg container after day 45-50

    3 21.43%
  • Never open lid egg container, but have a little holes

    1 7.14%
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    Re: Egg container - Oxygen transfer

    Quote Originally Posted by J.Vandegrift View Post
    I use a sealed container and usually don't open it until it's time to cut. On clutches I am really looking forward to I do sometimes open it at about day 40 to candle the eggs and see what I got though.
    I didn't vote, because I use the same method as John. Never had any problems with not ventilating. The eggs don't have a very high oxygen demand. The babies get oxygen via the blood vessel network in the egg.
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