I'm just relieved I found it before it exploded all over my bator lol I've been pretty disappointed in the seller from the day I got the eggs so I'm not really holding too much hope for this batch. They were really badly packaged, a few were cracked already and one had dirt in the cracks so I'd guess it was put in the box cracked already, the eggs were really dirty, and now I'm wondering if they were even fertile. I guess time will tell.sorry you had a rotten egg alreadyI can't wait to be able to candle but I'm a bit nervous I won't be able to make decisions... I tend to second guess myself and I would also hate to discard any that could potentially make it. My neighbor who is hatching these eggs with me will have to be the final call so I don't drive myself crazy. Friday cannot get here soon enough so we can get started on this crazy adventure!
How cool to have neighbor to hatch with! I'm always jealous of anyone who has 'chicken people' for neighbors Once you get the hang of candling it's pretty easy to tell when they're bad. Sometimes you end up with one you're just not sure of. In those cases I just hang onto it and try again in a few days. I've caught all the rotten ones before they ooze or explode by taking out ones that are suddenly mostly black when you candle and you can't see anything. This is the first time I've smelled the bad one before finding it.