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Egg cutting warnig

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I just wanted to post this story. The other day a egg had a head sticking out and a baby working its way out of the egg so I decided to cut the rest of the clutch (2 days before I had them scheduled to hatch). So I started cutting the rest of the eggs and they were very slimy not what I get when I cut eggs ( I normally wait 54 days). After cutting the remaining 5 eggs I went back and cut the first egg that piped and it was twins that had developed a bit early due to less room in the egg and I most likely should have waited until today to cut the eggs as I had planned.

So I guess my warning is always look before you leap don't get in a hurry! The signs were there with that first egg. The head was very small, it was early day 51 and coming out, and I should have cut that egg first. Had I cut that egg and saw the twins I would have waited to cut the remaining 5 and just put the twins in their own shed tub and crossed my fingers.

All animals seem to be fine only 1 yet to leave the egg at this point (and of course its the one I want out yesterday blackbee ghost)
 
I know people who cut on day 40 without ill affects. If there is some issue with the other eggs, I would lean towards it not being due to you cutting them unless you cut a different clutch then what the twins were from or something..? Then that could be an issue, ie you got the clutches mixed up somehow and the other eggs are actually much younger then the twins. I think warning people about cutting is good, however, if you are having problems I do not believe it is would be due to the cuts you just made unless above scenario happened.
 
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