Dang infertile eggs anyways

[sparkles2307]

*sobs* well I took out 4 of my dozen snowy call eggs to do the crack and see test...and all were infertile. They were laid right around the 1st of July...and I thought that by storing them for 3 weeks I had ruined them, but all 4 of these were infertile...I am scared to open the others but I know I should... *sobs again* I waited all summer for my incubator and then I get infertile eggs...thats the worst bday gift ever...

 

[sandy sea]

Where did you get the eggs, are they from your flock? How old is the male? Sorry for the bummer BDAY. Tou can always try again.

 

[Katy]

Why do you say they were infertile? Because they didn't develop? Storing them for 3 weeks would have greatly hurt their chances of developing.

 

[sparkles2307]

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No, I opened them up and none of them had a bullseye, they looked like eggs from the store...not a speck of development (obviously there wouldnt be if there wasnt a bullseye)

 

[Katy]

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No, I opened them up and none of them had a bullseye, they looked like eggs from the store...not a speck of development (obviously there wouldnt be if there wasnt a bullseye)

You know, I've been hatching eggs for a long time, and I'm still not sure I can tell a fertile from an infertile egg by looking at it. Eggs change over time and I'm not sure anything would be visible after sitting for 3 weeks. Call duck eggs are pretty fragile as it is so they don't need 3 weeks storage time against them if you want them to have the best chance of hatching.