Do You Think These Eggs Are Dead?

[007Sean]

Thank you everyone for replying. This morning, I gently shook them, and could hear liquid moving, so I knew they were rotten. This is the first day they did that.
So,I cracked them open, and I saw that they had started developing, because I saw red tissue and stuff, but the weirdest thing was, the yolk was boiled. Like a boiled egg. It was separate too.
I know these were developing normally, because I candled them early on, and saw the embryo and blood vessels.
I had another egg do this too, the yolk boiled. But I just thought it wasn't fertile. Because I never did see blood vessels or anything.
This is so weird.......

The appearance is due to hydrogen sulfide gas, it actually is more like pickling.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

The appearance is due to hydrogen sulfide gas, it actually is more like pickling.

Why do you think this happened? I'm worried that my good eggs might do is....

 

[2 many chickens]

Well i have them under a hen. I don't think that would be necessary.....
What do you want pics of? The candled eggs?

She wants pictures of your bra I believe.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

She wants pictures of your bra I believe.

Sorry!

 

[2 many chickens]

Sorry!

I'm teasing you. I had to.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

I'm teasing you. I had to.

Yeah I know.

 

[007Sean]

Why do you think this happened? I'm worried that my good eggs might do is....

Some embryos quit early on in the incubation period, some half way, and then others will quit late. There's to many factors to say for a fact, why X occurred. Failure to thrive, bacteria, genetics, nutritional deficiency of parent birds, temperature of bator, humidity, etc... chickens aren't as bad as quail and pheasants, though, their particularly prone to late quitting.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Some embryos quit early on in the incubation period, some half way, and then others will quit late. There's to many factors to say for a fact, why X occurred. Failure to thrive, bacteria, genetics, nutritional deficiency of parent birds, temperature of bator, humidity, etc... chickens aren't as bad as quail and pheasants, though, their particularly prone to late quitting.

Thank you. This has happened 3 times, and only in bantam eggs. It's possible only in one hens eggs. Because I had a bantam egg and a standard egg under the same hen, and e standard egg hatched, and the bantam egg did this weird thing. So I wonder if it has to do with this certain hens eggs.....???

 

[Kiki]

Thank you. This has happened 3 times, and only in bantam eggs. It's possible only in one hens eggs. Because I had a bantam egg and a standard egg under the same hen, and e standard egg hatched, and the bantam egg did this weird thing. So I wonder if it has to do with this certain hens eggs.....???

Has that hen ever been sick?

 

[chickengeorgeto]

A significant percentage of hen eggs fail to hatch because of malnutrition in the rooster or in the hen or in both. This is usually indicated by chicks that die up to about the 18th day of incubation.

There are several micro vitamins, minerals, and other substances that MUST be prescent in the egg for the chick to have enough vitality to pip. There has to be a reason why mama hens sit on their just hatched brood for up to 72 hours post pipping. There is a reason and the reason is that pipping, unzipping, and hatching is a very strenuous activity that requires every atom of energy that a chick possesses. There is no room for error. Most chick fetuses that lack the needed energy will simply give up or quit before 21 days are up.

Free ranging, table scraps, meal worms, laying pellets, laying mash, or any other chicken food either holistic or commercial (other than a breeder chow) will not result in the highest number of live chicks and maybe in no chicks at all. You can take that to the bank.

All chicken food is a trade off between cost and effectiveness. At least 6 weeks of eating a diet of the best breeder formula available must pass before eggs can be saved for hatching and you can expect a great hatch rate. If you are operating a hatchery then the danger is that you and your family will slowly starve to death because of low hatchability coupled with high opperating cost. If you are a back yard keeper then the down side is more emotional than financial but make no mistake about it, the laws of nature will not amend themselves for your or my convince or our joint peace of mind.