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It's generally not a good idea to attempt to hatch eggs from a pullet who has just begun to lay.
You should wait until she's been laying steadily and has all of her kinks worked out. Especially since you say her shells have been thin (common for a new layer). It is easier for bacteria to work through the shell-bacteria that can kill a developing embryo.
The egg you tried to hatch may have been fertilized, but there could have been many reasons why it didn't develop.
Do you have a candler?
You should wait until she's been laying steadily and has all of her kinks worked out. Especially since you say her shells have been thin (common for a new layer). It is easier for bacteria to work through the shell-bacteria that can kill a developing embryo.
The egg you tried to hatch may have been fertilized, but there could have been many reasons why it didn't develop.
Do you have a candler?
