Eggs Air Sack Q?

[Isablahblah]

okay one of the eggs in the incubator some how poped open and sadly it had been developing but when i opened it the air bubble was on the tip and not on the fat end? is that normal because i thought it was suppose to be on the fat end?

 

[thebirdfarm]

Your right it should be on the fat end. Can't say I've ever had an egg do that, sounds odd.

 

[monarc23]

were these shipped eggs? if so, that's easy.. the air cell was ruptured in transit. Happens all the time, chicks can develope in those eggs perfeclty fine and pip wherever the air cell is

Had to do it many times

Even if they werent shipped eggs, if the egg was bumped hard enough from your birds it could have dislodged the air cell. As for it popping, are you sure it was alive when it popped normally when an egg pops its because gasses are developing in the egg from the dead chick or rotting yolk. It could have started devloping then died.

Or if it really was alive when popped the egg may have had a itty bitty crack that the air cell being damaged seeped out of causing it toopen up is my only guess.

 

[Isablahblah]

no it was alive because i opened it up to see what had happened and the chicks little heart was puping wich made me sad it was 4 days old. and yes they were shiped eggs!

 

[Isablahblah]

when the air sack is at the tip do they need help when hatching?