Will probably have a meeting tonight about the naming rights to the multi layered accomodation
In the meantime the days are approaching hatching time
(All going to plan)
Yesterday was day 14 which marks the last day of turning. Joel carefully cut some noice green hessian so that when we have 100% hatch rate
they won't get their little feet stuck down between the plastic grid. We also added more water to the outer moat in the bottom of the incubator, this keeps the humidity high and should aid the hatching process. (Fingers crossed)
Well now, the lid is on and cannot be removed until maybe day 17. We are listening out for the sounds of chirping and or eggs cracking
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Yesterday we were supposed to candle the eggs, and remove any with cracks but after holding the tiny eggs up to the light and seeing nothing other than an egg, decided that it was just better to turn them for the last time and get the lid back on. This really is a lot of trial and error. Hope something happens soon, it is a tense wait after twice daily egg turning for 14 days.
Egg turning involves fine motor skills and if you don't have a good grip the eggs drop and cascade like bowling balls in to the others. They are getting their own personalities, even as eggs.
The other day I tried to set them down with the pointy end up. Funnily enough there was a point of balance that was opposite to what I was trying to achieve, and the egg suddenly, up and somersaulted away. I sat there laughing to myself. The mega development continues as pictured below.
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Off to get some pics 
, better run it past you know who first 
