Best Egg Shape For Hatching

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Hello! I did read the article about egg shape, dirty, hairline cracks, but there are no longer any photos.

So, I took some of my best ones and am hoping someone can give advice if yay or nay on egg shape.

Yes. Mainly two in question are the far bottom, or far left not in my hand, but curious overall.

Thank you

 

[Debbie292d]

The main thing is that the eggs have a large end for the air cell, and pointy end on the bottom. If your large end looks the same as the other end, you could have an air cell end up on the side of the egg. I've had that happen a few times. Most of those still hatched though.

I would incubate all of those eggs.

Wishing you a great hatch!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

The main thing is that the eggs have a large end for the air cell, and pointy end on the bottom. If your large end looks the same as the other end, you could have an air cell end up on the side of the egg. I've had that happen a few times. Most of those still hatched though.

I would incubate all of those eggs.

Wishing you a great hatch!

Thank you! We're attempting to gather some, not knowing if they are all fertile--its been hit or miss on the ones we've checked from our previous rooster-- he was a crushed egg so not even certain still lol. We're going to give our constant broody Goldie a chance to see if that helps her mood. She takes six days to break and is broody monthly so yeah... Lol

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

The main thing is that the eggs have a large end for the air cell, and pointy end on the bottom. If your large end looks the same as the other end, you could have an air cell end up on the side of the egg. I've had that happen a few times. Most of those still hatched though.

I would incubate all of those eggs.

Wishing you a great hatch!

My Rhode Island Reds lay rounded eggs! I think that’s part of the reason they have such a high mortality rate during incubation.

 

[Debbie292d]

My Rhode Island Reds lay rounded eggs! I think that’s part of the reason they have such a high mortality rate during incubation.

I have a chocolate silkie that sometimes has eggs with no pointy end, both sides are big.

If you use an incubator that has eggs lain on their sides to incubate, no problem, but in ones they stand up in, you'd have to candle them first to find the air cell. Otherwise you could have them upside down for over two weeks before lockdown. Now I just candle the questionable ones so I have less air cell issues with hers.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I don't see anything "extreme" in those eggs as far as shape. Hens tend to lay the same shape of egg, sometimes you can figure out which hen laid it by shape if you only have a few laying.

Like Debbie, I'd incubate all of those based on what I see in the photo. One of my criteria on which to hatch are to only set the ones that are normal sized, based on what the hen normally lays. That may be a large or small egg, depending on what she typically lays. But something unusual about an egg that makes it different from normal is a disqualifier.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

I don't see anything "extreme" in those eggs as far as shape. Hens tend to lay the same shape of egg, sometimes you can figure out which hen laid it by shape if you only have a few laying.

Like Debbie, I'd incubate all of those based on what I see in the photo. One of my criteria on which to hatch are to only set the ones that are normal sized, based on what the hen normally lays. That may be a large or small egg, depending on what she typically lays. But something unusual about an egg that makes it different from normal is a disqualifier.

Thank you! Yes. That bigger one is from one of our Brahmas. Makes sense to go by hen eggs, as we do get some funky ones every now and again.