Bad Egg?

[cnnrklly]

Hello, first time post on BYC although I have been a follower for the last year or so since we started keeping chickens.

I am currently in the process of my first attempt a incubating eggs. I ordered the eggs off of ebay. Silver Laced Wyandottes. There are 16 eggs in the incubator right now on day 6.

I opened the incubator today to check out the eggs. 1 of the eggs has a yellowish hardened liquid on the lower third of the shell. The hardened liquid resembles dried yolk. There is no smell from the egg.

Do I toss the egg? I don't want to compromise my other eggs.


Thank you!

 

[chicmom]

Hello-

If the egg is seeping, then yes, get rid of it so that bacteria won't breed and spread troughout your incubator. Welcome and good luck with your hatching!

Sharon

 

[cnnrklly]

Thank you. Ill take the egg out and let you know what I find...

 

[cnnrklly]

Cracked the egg open outside. Looks as if it was scrambled on the inside. Probably got shook up in shipping.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Cracked the egg open outside. Looks as if it was scrambled on the inside. Probably got shook up in shipping.

I had one that started to pop open in the bator, Luckily it had a very tough membrane and didn't blow. I got it out and got it opened, and it had no developement, no blood ring, but it looked like a scrambled egg before cooking. I'm assuming it was the effects of the bacteria.