You guys have been so helpful - thank you!
I've candled them several times and never could come up with anything definitive. A couple of days ago, I realized that something was stinking and discovered it was 2 of my "floater" eggs so I got rid of all 3. I finally saw a tiny bit of movement in...
With the "floaty" ones, if there was a developing baby in there, it probably wouldn't float in the top of the egg, right? Hubby thinks it's a sign that they are not going to make it.
With the other ones, it seriously looks like a boiled egg with just the air bubble - it's just that solid...
I've looked at a lot of candled pics now and still don't have a clue. I just recandled two of mine - one has that noticeable air bubble at the top but the rest is just solid dark. No shape, no movement, just solid other than the air pocket. I have two others the same way. The other one I just...
I just put them in the bator. but, i'm pretty sure they aren't all viable. I wiped them down with a warm, slightly damp cloth b/c they were *nasty* so I hope that didn't affect the bloom too much. I attempted to candle them but . . .yeah, I don't have a clue what I'm supposed to look for. I'm...
A few weeks ago, one of our hens was persistently brooder, so I thought, "Why not? I'll just let her sit on a couple of eggs." About a week later, hubby checked under her and saw that the "couple of eggs' were now 6 eggs, only 1 of which belonging to her (she is a Marans). A few days later...