23 day old eggs

[Valentin]

Hi I have these 23 day old eggs sitting under a broody hen none have hatch yet so that is why I am worried I candle them today but didn’t see movement I could see the dark part of the egg move away from the light but I didn’t know if that was just the light that red stuff just below the dark part of the egg seemed to move away from the light as I turned it I didn’t know if that was movement

 

[H-B-O]

Hi I have these 23 day old eggs sitting under a broody hen none have hatch yet so that is why I am worried I candle them today but didn’t see movement I could see the dark part of the egg move away from the light but I didn’t know if that was just the light that red stuff just below the dark part of the egg seemed to move away from the light as I turned it I didn’t know if that was movement View attachment 2697005

dead

 

[Kellyjenny]

When you move the egg does it move with you. Cuz that might mean it detached and deceased.

 

[Kellyjenny]

@CluckNDoodle can you please help.

 

[my gang eats grass]

Looks dead to me. Turn the egg back and forth, and see if it sloshes around or holds still.

 

[Valentin]

Looks dead to me. Turn the egg back and forth, and see if it sloshes around or holds still.

If it holds still does it mean it’s alive and I will as soon as I get home

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I agree with others that is doesn't sound promising. Does it smell off? Sloshing is a definite sign that it has quit. If it doesn't smell you can always leave it under the broody another day but in my experience unless you have a winter season broody, they don't usually have late hatches in summer.

 

[Valentin]

I agree with others that is doesn't sound promising. Does it smell off? Sloshing is a definite sign that it has quit. If it doesn't smell you can always leave it under the broody another day but in my experience unless you have a winter season broody, they don't usually have late hatches in summer.

That egg pop it kinda sounded like a gun shot so I look at it and there was another fully formed chick in there the egg had smelled bad though

 

[my gang eats grass]

If it holds still does it mean it’s alive and I will as soon as I get home

It means it's fully formed, not necessarily alive though. If it sloshes around then you know it went rotten. If it startes to smell throw it out asap.

 

[Kellyjenny]

Sorry you had a bomber it means the baby has been decomposing for a while and it builds up and then it boom smelly really smelly I'm sorry.