Air cells on wrong end of fertile eggs!

[Mal_03]

Hi guys,
I'm extremely worried about my eggs, they're all from my 6 month old Cochin Bantam, as soon as she layed I put the eggs in the incubator, it's day 7 for egg 1 and it's developing well, can see some movement too but their cell is on the pointed end. I Candled the rest too and my other day 6 and 5 are also the same, they all have the air cells at the bottom, even though I kept them pointed end down and slightly tilted within the egg tray, since they are half the size of normal eggs it wasn't very hard to lay them slightly on their sides without taking up too much space.

It's my first time incubating and I am really worried for egg 1 especially. I searched for some way to deal with this and I found a video of a guy who layed his detached air cell eggs upright , despite the placement of the air cell.

I would appreciate any advice anyone has to offer, in desperate need of help!

 

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Thank you all in advance

 

[WVduckchick]

Personally, I would go by the air cell, and treat it as if its on the proper end, no matter which end its actually on.

Any chance of laying them down and hand turning? That would make it matter much less.

Are you going to be using another hatcher for this staggered hatch?
Wish you the best of luck!

 

[Kiki]

You do understand/realize that it is not a good idea to try to hatch a new layers eggs right?

Can you take an egg or two into the closet with a bright flashlight and get a few clear photos of what you are seeing?

 

[Mal_03]

Personally, I would go by the air cell, and treat it as if its on the proper end, no matter which end its actually on.

Any chance of laying them down and hand turning? That would make it matter much less.

Are you going to be using another hatcher for this staggered hatch?
Wish you the best of luck!

Thank you, and yes I can do that, though I wasn't sure if I should because so far what I found is that they should be kept vertical with the large end up and wait for the air cell to move up, though those were in regard to detached air cells, so I'm not really sure.
But I'll lay them down if that helps save them.

 

[WVduckchick]

Thank you, and yes I can do that, though I wasn't sure if I should because so far what I found is that they should be kept vertical with the large end up and wait for the air cell to move up, though those were in regard to detached air cells, so I'm not really sure.
But I'll lay them down if that helps save them.

If they were detached and floating freely, I would wait for them to seat properly, but since these are your eggs, I assume they are locked into place? Are the air cells moving around?

 

[Mal_03]

You do understand/realize that it is not a good idea to try to hatch a new layers eggs right?

Can you take an egg or two into the closet with a bright flashlight and get a few clear photos of what you are seeing?

Well I heard positive things about hatching them and thought I would give it a shot. After I saw them fertilized I was full of joy but regardless I still don't understand why the air cells are on the wrong sides, despite the correct placement. Is this an issue with new layers' eggs?

 

[Mal_03]

If they were detached and floating freely, I would wait for them to seat properly, but since these are your eggs, I assume they are locked into place? Are the air cells moving around?

Yes, as far as I can tell they are attached because they don't move even slightly with movement of the egg.

 

[WVduckchick]

Yes, as far as I can tell they are attached because they don't move even slightly with movement of the egg.

How big of a difference are the ends of the eggs? Several of my bantam cochins lay an almost-round egg, or oblong, but the ends are fairly similar roundness. I sometimes have to candle to find the air cell.
But I would lay them down, and roll them at least 3 times a day. The chick inside doesn't know which end is pointed, but it does know where the air cell is, so it will (or it should) position itself the right direction.

 

[Mal_03]

How big of a difference are the ends of the eggs? Several of my bantam cochins lay an almost-round egg, or oblong, but the ends are fairly similar roundness. I sometimes have to candle to find the air cell.
But I would lay them down, and roll them at least 3 times a day. The chick inside doesn't know which end is pointed, but it does know where the air cell is, so it will (or it should) position itself the right direction.

This is the egg (picture taken prior to incubation), is it possible that because I had it on its side for 24 hours before incubation, the air cell developed this way?
Also, I just candled it again and saw that the air cell extends to the side of the egg too, but it's not saddle shaped.
The chick is quite active and moving around on the large end of the egg, it's been there since 2 days.