How Early Can you Cut Eggs

[lord jackel]

i have cut eggs at day 48 for the same reason just try not to cut the veins that early. but they should be fine if the eggs just started to mold

Sean, we cut at day 52. However with one clutch I somehow miscounted my days and cut at day 45. I can tell you I was totally freaked, ended up on the phone with Kara, Tim and Robin completely sure I'd gone and killed the hatchlings with my stupidity.

Said hatchlings are sitting in their hatchling boxes as I type this. Just fine, eating me out of house and home and perfectly healthy. Granted they all sat in those eggs that extra 7 days and didn't start coming out till day 53 but they all did quite fine being cut 7 days earlier than I'd planned.

P.S. I know have the cut date written on each hatching box so I never miscount again. Thanks for that suggestion Tim!

OK..I am off to go cut and try and save some kids...wish me luck. I will post pics of the "adventure" shortly.