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jeune18 Apr 14, 2005 12:45 AM

one of my eggs is caving and it is not lack of moisture. this had better not be the start of an epidemic! i have one week till it is 40 days!
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

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PHEve Apr 14, 2005 01:01 AM

just keep your cool and be patient, sometimes they don't all make it.

I have had times that a few hatch and a few (after opening the eggs, had started to grow, but stopped and died)

just hope for the best
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PHEve / Eve

tgreb Apr 14, 2005 05:13 AM

I know that with chuck eggs they start to indent and shrivel up to 2 weeks before they hatch which is a normal thing to happen. Could it be they are getting ready to hatch? Tom

jeune18 Apr 14, 2005 10:34 AM

incubation time is 40-60 days with 56 being more normal. i think the eggs sweat and dent but don't think it starts this long beforehand. i am new to hatching and still trying to get my first grandchild after many losses last year.
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

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