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« on: April 30, 2007, 11:17:31 AM » |
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Has anyone here ever heard of placing eggs in water before you put them in the incubator? I had a fellow tell me this that had raised quail for years, his take was that if the eggs float they will not hatch.
anything to this?
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« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2007, 09:41:57 PM » |
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Sounds like witchcraft
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« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2007, 10:20:59 PM » |
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heheh..yea I never heard of that. Could be some logics to it? Could be the weight?
Easiest just to incubate all and candle in a week. And throw away the ones that aint developing. Unless you are pressed for space.
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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2007, 11:21:00 PM » |
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I never heard of that either but who knows
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2007, 07:56:08 AM » |
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The density of water is too high, I usually use a polar solvent, such as, diesel fuel or gasoline works best.  :mrgreen: |
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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2007, 07:58:39 AM » |
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The only relation I could think of would be the size of the air pocket. I'll try next time I incubate to float a few and mark those that do and don't. Never know...
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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2007, 08:50:05 AM » |
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I have heard of that too, but it was a long time ago Forrest |
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2007, 02:57:31 PM » |
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I am going to try it next time and put the floating eggs in one incubator and the others in another incubator. I was just curious if anyone had heard this, the person that told me was about 85 and no longer raises quail but had raised quail for many years.
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2007, 08:17:13 PM » |
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I use this method, but when making hard boiled eggs.
If the egg floats, it's either rotten or the shell is cracked. I throw them out.
The good eggs should sink to the bottom of the pot.
I'm assuming this was his version of candling the eggs to find any cracked or bad ones that would not hatch anyway.
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2007, 09:25:22 AM » |
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Try vinegar and let them set overnight... you'll be able to see everything!
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« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2007, 10:02:40 PM » |
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we do that with eggs that we dont know how old they are.
float is fowl, sink is safe.
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« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2007, 10:05:50 PM » |
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yep that is what I was told today, so there must be something to it
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« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2007, 12:46:26 AM » |
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Well !
I'm here to tell you naysayers that it works. Have witnessed it. When collecting the eggs this old man had bucket of water he would put the eggs in to cull the floaters. The birds were bobwhite and he raised a ton of them. If I recall he said they were not fertile or empty.
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« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2007, 09:49:34 AM » |
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The only relation I could think of would be the size of the air pocket. I'll try next time I incubate to float a few and mark those that do and don't. Never know...
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« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2009, 08:59:51 AM » |
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Even though i know this and old post i couldn't help but see if anybody has ever followed up on this topic. If so give us some results. I personally have to believe this is true. We can learn so much from the older generation.
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