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For experiment when I found a egg that I missed collecting one arvo, found it next morning at 6, was a -2 morning temp. Silky egg, was getting ready to set bator, marked this egg as -2. And yes is fertile and developing, when hatched if catch right one will.Mark chick with food dye to see if pullet.

interesting -
I've wondered about our -7 eggs.
What is the freezing point of an egg?

Interested - I have free range-ish ducks and geese with eggs left in odd spots, not broody or sitting yet. Thought our minus-something temps (plus some odd hail) might have finished them: will let ducks/geese sit if they wish, sounds like it's possible eggs might be viable.

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-2, egg has hatched, blue silky, will let fluff up and then Mark with food dye.,
This hatch so far 7 blue silkies, 3 splash laced red dottes.

Congratulations on that, Mycoola! Apart from the little bit of luck needed to have found an egg that "made it" in freezing conditions, you must have done everything right to encourage it's development through to hatching...... Was it on time?

Yes perfectly on time, put food dye on it whilst still a bit wet , hope can see it.

Day 22 another splash laced red Wyandotte hatched, another silky egg pipped, will check rest of eggs tonight. So now hatched 9 blue silkies and 4 splash laced red Wyandottes. If silky hatches then 10 silkies.

Hatch over so from 20, fertile eggs. 10 blue silkies, 5 splash laced red Wyandottes and 1 blr Wyandotte.bets on this one is pullet, let's see if right.

The blue silky chick is going well, have green coloured cable tie on leg to differentiate from others.

The chick is a pullet. Actually looks black in colour as maturing.

Nice to get a girl!

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Cheerio, Rach
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