Dead egg...what to do with it?

[6Chickens&counting]

Yeah I agree with you Deb.... but it's already day 14 and I didnt check this until now so ooops.... Well I hope the hatch goes well but next time I'll know not to candle them as much!

 

[6Chickens&counting]

Although in a natural incubation the mother hen has to get up to eat and leaves the eggs for up to half an hour so I would believe in the natural process candling is fine?

Why do you candle every day? I think the best thing you can do for your eggs development is to handle them as little as possible.

If you are photographing and documenting the daily development, that's different. If you are checking daily just because you can't stand the wait...........sit on your hands. It's better for the egg.

Oh, and to your question......I've placed the egg in a ziploc bag and placed it in the outside trash.

Good luck,
Deb

 

[debs_flock]

Although in a natural incubation the mother hen has to get up to eat and leaves the eggs for up to half an hour so I would believe in the natural process candling is fine?

I just think that nothing about the incubating in a box process is natural. Every time you handle the eggs you take the chance of transfering chemicals (lotion, soap, cleaning products, etc) or even the natural oils from your skin to the surface of the egg. This can absorb into the egg or even interfere with the air exchange through the shell. You also take the chance of tearing the developing circulatory system, killing the chick. I realize that the hen moves the egg about and probably much less carefully than humans. The difference, if the hen breaks the egg, that's nature. If you accidentally crack or worse yet drop the egg, you'd feel terrible.

Good luck though (I have 45 eggs "cooking" at the moment too!)

Deb

 

[Fly Be Free]

I just think that nothing about the incubating in a box process is natural. Every time you handle the eggs you take the chance of transfering chemicals (lotion, soap, cleaning products, etc) or even the natural oils from your skin to the surface of the egg. This can absorb into the egg or even interfere with the air exchange through the shell. You also take the chance of tearing the developing circulatory system, killing the chick. I realize that the hen moves the egg about and probably much less carefully than humans. The difference, if the hen breaks the egg, that's nature. If you accidentally crack or worse yet drop the egg, you'd feel terrible.

Good luck though (I have 45 eggs "cooking" at the moment too!)

Deb

That is awesome advice Deb. I hadn't thought of that. Also, when Mama hen takes a break the eggs aren't moved around. I do think I may be getting some non latex gloves to handle my eggs with. Better for them. Ooooo bator where are you!!!!