do incubated eggs

[Queen Scoot]

weigh more than ones that arent in the bator? also i took the turner out this morning and had an egg explode! talk about STINK!!!!!

 

[arlee453]

eggs do lose weight as they are incubated. The air cell in the end of the egg grows larger and moisture is lost through the shell as part of the incubation process, so you are correct in noting the incubated eggs weigh less than fresh eggs.

I've been lucky so far not to have any exploding eggs.... I'm sure as much as I incubate it's just a matter of time though.

 

[josh_bigler]

actually they gain weight

 

[Queen Scoot]

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thats what i thought as they seem heavier to me when i took them out of the turner eariler but who knows maybe i was just thinking they were heavier it was early and i wasnt quite awake

.... thanks
ETA i cant spell

 

[fullhouse]

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How could they gain?

 

[josh_bigler]

im wrong lol

 

[fullhouse]

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Yeah, but it's not eating. Nothing goes in, where does the weight come from? It seems impossible to gain without adding somehow.

 

[Akane]

The egg's weight must decrease by 12% during incubation if good hatches are expected.

http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/hatch.htm#cond​

 

[josh_bigler]

wow, you learn something everyday, that is pretty cool, im going to have to experiment with that, i think it may be all in my head when i think they weigh more! i didnt realize all of the water being lost in the egg through incubating,

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=23264