Air cell on the wrong side of the egg

[Dr Evy]

Hi fellow chicken nerds,

I seem to have run into an issue while incubating that I’m not familiar with. I was candling my goose eggs tonight, I think they’re on day 8 of incubation (I lost track but it’s written down somewhere lol) and I discovered that one of the air cells is quite literally on the pointy side of the egg. (Yes I’m very sure!) I saw a thread from 2008 about this, but never saw any answers. Yes it is possible that the air cell detached and reattached in the wrong place. These are shipped eggs from my aunt, but I did let them rest after shipping. I guess my questions are, has anyone else had this happen before? What was the outcome? And is it possible that this gosling will still hatch? I have had chicks pip on the pointy side of the egg and hatch before, but since this air cell is misplaced I’m worried that the chick won’t know to pip on that side. Any and all thoughts/suggestions are welcome!

Pictures for y’all!

 

[nuthatched]

Are these shipped eggs?

 

[Dr Evy]

Are these shipped eggs?

Yes, I clarified that in my post. I let them rest for over 24 hours after shipping though.

 

[nuthatched]

Yes, I clarified that in my post. I let them rest for over 24 hours after shipping though.

Does the aircell move?

 

[Dr Evy]

Does the aircell move?

No. I also wanted to mention that it’s only about the size of a quarter, which is like a quarter size of the other eggs air cells, and it’s significantly heavier than the other eggs.

 

[Dr Evy]

I’m thinking about maybe putting it in my other incubator and giving it way lower humidity. What do you think about that idea?

 

[nuthatched]

I’m thinking about maybe putting it in my other incubator and giving it way lower humidity. What do you think about that idea?

Sound like its worth a shot, I don't know though.

 

[Dr Evy]

Sound like its worth a shot, I don't know though.

That’s the best idea I can think of. I don’t have much hope for this egg but might as well give it a fighting chance, right?

 

[SilverBirds]

I had a chicken egg with the air sac in the middle like this last year. I didn't have much hope for it, but I kept incubating it like normal. It ended up hatching fine on its own with no assistance.

 

[Dr Evy]

I had a chicken egg with the air sac in the middle like this last year. I didn't have much hope for it, but I kept incubating it like normal. It ended up hatching fine on its own with no assistance.

That gives me hope!