Quote Originally Posted by muddoc View Post
I have had about 4 kick outs so far this year. I lost one, one hatched, and the other two are incubating nicely. I would say most of the time they do fine, if they candled nicely. As for the half vein egg, that is about a 50/50 shot. 50% of the time they reabsorb the veins and die, and the other half the time, the veins start to "grow", and you will see a bunch more veins after about 10-14 days, and it will hatch fine. Just keep an eye on those 2 eggs, and give them a little extra TLC if they show signs of deterioration.

I like Adam's term for it "Egg Maintenance Plan". I think that says it best. When implemented, a good egg maintenance plan can help alot of eggs that need some extra care.
Thanks Ill have to keep an eye on them see how they do. The kicked out one did have good strong veins. So guess Ill see what happens. Last year she was a really good mom. Did the hissing thing and the biting thing when I tried to get her off the eggs. She wasnt like that this time. Also was coiled up nicely around the eggs. But not this year. In the pictures thats how she was coiled around them when I found her. The eggs were a little cool,so I hope they all make it. Thanks again