*GRAPHIC* Post Hatch Eggtopsy on Dark and White Large Fowl Cornish

[Redhead Rae]

I had 10 eggs in lockdown this week. 6 shipped White Cornish eggs (only 3 looked hopeful to me) and 4 Dark Cornish eggs from my birds. I wasn’t hopeful about these eggs because we had major temp spikes in the homemade incubator I had them in, but I put them in lockdown anyway. Well, 2 of the White Cornish and 3 of the Dark Cornish eggs hatched. @KikisGirls requested I do an eggtopsy on them.

This is the Dark Cornish egg. The yolk sack was almost absorbed but its head was between its legs.

The first White Cornish egg I broke open wasn’t worth taking a picture of. It looked like it died in the first week and it smelled NASTY and looked nasty.

This egg looked really deformed. All I could really see was something the size of a chick’s head and a normal sized beak.

This chick was kinda deformed too, It still had a VERY large yolk sack, but it didn't have eyes and that foot looked pretty messed up.

This chick was the was more formed than the other two, but it still had a large yolk sack.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Wow Rae. Good pics and good assessment of the issues.

I am sorry they didn't all make it.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Wow Rae. Good pics and good assessment of the issues.

I am sorry they didn't all make it.

Thanks.

Honestly, I would rather have them DIS then have to cull them after they hatch like the one last week.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Thanks.

Honestly, I would rather have them DIS then have to cull them after they hatch like the one last week.

So very true there.

That foot does look a mess.

I just wish you had all hatch fully healthy.

 

[Redhead Rae]

So very true there.

That foot does look a mess.

I just wish you had all hatch fully healthy.

Yup, plus I couldn't find eyes on that one.

I do too, but you know what they say about counting chickens.....

 

[Redhead Rae]

I'm probably buy some of the second best grow outs from the guy I got these eggs from. The hatch rate wasn't his fault.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yes, lots of weird stuff during incubation.

He is local to you then?

It's good you can get some grow outs so you can get your breeding plan into action.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Yes, lots of weird stuff during incubation.

He is local to you then?

It's good you can get some grow outs so you can get your breeding plan into action.

No. He's in TX. He is getting NPIP certified by the end of the month, so he can ship birds.

 

[Kiki]

Great photos.
She they all quite early.
None looked like they were ready to hatch right?

 

[Kiki]

You don't candle daily to look for movement?