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    i opened the eggs

    well just shows that candling isn't always perfect ..... there were 3 fully grown chicks, 1 aracuana and 2 ixworths, i was never certain about the aracuanas, as the shells were so dark on 2 of them, anyway of the 2 one had died very early, and the other hadn't developed at all, and one of the ixworths hadn't developed ....... i opened the top very carefully just in case, but the chicks were already dead, at the stage just before they absorbed the yolk, so they were proper chicks and beautiful, i'm going to bury them tomorrow

    i wasn't sure whether to include a photo, so i have decided to ..... but please please if you are in any way squeamish at seeing a dead baby bird, please don't look ..... they still have the yolk sac attached on their bellies

    http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...cksdead002.jpg

    thanks for all the support, and heres to the next ones and doing it properly xx
    Last edited by lynda66; 14-11-2008, 12:36 AM.
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    Thats so sad for you Lynda. If they died that early though then it wasnt a prob with incubator temp in the latter stages as you thought? ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))
    Last edited by Finedon.Dandy; 14-11-2008, 03:54 AM.
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    • #3
      Really sorry to hear that lynda

      Candling as you say isn't perfect, but I've always found the warm water test to be spot on. If the egg moves - the chick is alive and you get peace of mind.
      Best wishes for the future hatchings - Johnny

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      • #4
        Oh, Lynda. What a shame. Poor little mites.
        I hope you have another try x
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          Thank you for sharing that with us Lynda. It's been a journey with lots of twists and turns hasn't it. Those babies were beautiful xxx
          My girls found their way into my heart and now they nest there

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          • #6
            How sad! Are you going to try again straight away or leave it for a bit?
            Commiserations, and good luck with your next batch, whenever that is!
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

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            • #7
              Oh ((((Lynda)))) I'm so sorry to hear it.
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              • #8
                Thanks for sharing that with us Lynda...you can see from the number of viewings of this thread how interested people have been in your voyage.
                Big hugs from me...x
                "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

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                • #9
                  So sorry Lynda,big (((((fairy)))))& we'll all be rooting for you for the next time!!xxx
                  the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

                  Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx

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                  • #10
                    That's really sad. It's a nice gesture to bury them. {hugs}
                    I was feeling part of the scenery
                    I walked right out of the machinery
                    My heart going boom boom boom
                    "Hey" he said "Grab your things
                    I've come to take you home."

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                    • #11
                      Sorry to hear this, so sad. I hope you try again soon.

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                      • #12
                        Sorry to hear that Lynda ((((HUGS)))) x
                        Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.

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                        • #13
                          What a shame. I do hope you have success next time - you know we'll all be watching don't you - and sharing the journey with you.
                          Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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                          • #14
                            That's so sad Lynda But I'm sure things will go better next time. I haven't looked at the pics, can't bear it, you're very brave to have looked. Big ((hugs)) from us Wixies.

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                            • #15
                              welllllllllllllllll just so you know ............. i have been keeping a little secret ......... i bought 3 mixed silkie eggs and they are today on day 15, and hopefully i caught them in time with the temperature thing ...... there is 2 with chicks in and one not ........ and i erm also bought some more eggs last night, that are all a mixture of allsorts ....... so ...... sorry but you gotta go through it all again now

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