I'm new to this and I am needed to be pointed in the right direction as to how to incubate the 50 veiled eggs that Josh Hensley gave to me. He is helping me however, he says that I need to get advice form someone that has more experience in this department. I was wanting to know the temp that they need to be set at, what to look for good and bad, when and how much water to apply in between the eggs, how long to incubate them for, and Josh told me to fine out if their was a point that i needed to drop the temp? If anyone can help that would be great cause I really don't want to mess this up and the more help I get the better. Thanks Noe
Need advice on veiled eggs
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I incubate the eggs in shoebox sized tupperware type containers. I punch two very very tiny holes in the lids. I fill the containers half full with coarse vermiculite that has been barely moistened. (Take a fist full of it and if you can't squeeze any more than a drop or two of water from it, its right.) Filling them only half full leaves "head room" for the babies when they hatch.
I place the eggs in rows about 1" apart in all directions in dents that I make with my thumb. Unless you remove the lid too often during the incubation you shouldn't have to add water. If the eggs do start to dent in though or you think you need to add water, do not add it on the eggs. The eggs are incubated in the dark.
I incubate them at about 74F. My "incubator" is open to the room so the temperatures vary slightly with the room's temperature. I have close to 100% hatch rate of fertile veiled eggs doing it the way I do. It should take about 8 months the way I incubate them.
If the eggs are fertile they will be quite white and opaque looking. If they are infertile they will be smaller and more yellowish generally. Don't throw out any until there is no hope whatsoever for them. Infertile/bad eggs will mold and collapse in a few days/weeks.
Hope I haven't missed anything and that you have good luck with the eggs!
I place the eggs in rows about 1" apart in all directions in dents that I make with my thumb. Unless you remove the lid too often during the incubation you shouldn't have to add water. If the eggs do start to dent in though or you think you need to add water, do not add it on the eggs. The eggs are incubated in the dark.
I incubate them at about 74F. My "incubator" is open to the room so the temperatures vary slightly with the room's temperature. I have close to 100% hatch rate of fertile veiled eggs doing it the way I do. It should take about 8 months the way I incubate them.
If the eggs are fertile they will be quite white and opaque looking. If they are infertile they will be smaller and more yellowish generally. Don't throw out any until there is no hope whatsoever for them. Infertile/bad eggs will mold and collapse in a few days/weeks.
Hope I haven't missed anything and that you have good luck with the eggs!
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