Exploded rotten eggs?

[jplum1026]

Hi! My duck has been laying eggs for the past 2 weeks... Okay we just found a couple of bluish eggs and removed them but now we seen one must've exploded! What do we do? Are all bad???

 

[muddy75]

for hatching or eating?? if for hatching, I would candle remaining eggs and do a “smell” test at same time
if for eating, i would crack them separately and check for freshness before cooking and eating

 

[MROO]

Hi! My duck has been laying eggs for the past 2 weeks... Okay we just found a couple of bluish eggs and removed them but now we seen one must've exploded! What do we do? Are all bad???

Is she setting them or are they just all in a nest box? If she's brooding, you can CAREFULLY candle them to see which ones are still viable. If she's not, I'd toss the bunch, give her a clean nest box and start over.
If you choose to candle ... might I suggest doing it outside and wearing old clothes? You've already figured out how ... errrr .... ripe a rotten egg can be. My sympathies are officially extended!

 

[416bigbore]

for hatching or eating?? if for hatching, I would candle remaining eggs and do a “smell” test at same time
if for eating, i would crack them separately and check for freshness before cooking and eating

For eating, I like to float test eggs in water first before cracking them open. If they sit on the bottom they are good and if they float they are starting to go bad and make gas.

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-rotten-eggs-float-4116957

 

[jplum1026]

for hatching or eating?? if for hatching, I would candle remaining eggs and do a “smell” test at same time
if for eating, i would crack them separately and check for freshness before cooking and eating

For hatching. She had 14 eggs in the nest. We got the blue ones out (they had gas in them) but we noticed it had been one busted as well. We candled the rest but they seem well. Would all be bad since one busted and the odor is lingering??

 

[jplum1026]

Is she setting them or are they just all in a nest box? If she's brooding, you can CAREFULLY candle them to see which ones are still viable. If she's not, I'd toss the bunch, give her a clean nest box and start over.
If you choose to candle ... might I suggest doing it outside and wearing old clothes? You've already figured out how ... errrr .... ripe a rotten egg can be. My sympathies are officially extended!

They are in her nesting area. I think we figured out what happened. I'm just not sure if all is bad. We candled remaining eggs and they look fine but the smell is there from the egg that did explode.

 

[jplum1026]

For eating, I like to float test eggs in water first before cracking them open. If they sit on the bottom they are good and if they float they are starting to go bad and make gas.

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-rotten-eggs-float-4116957

Makes sense! Thank you. Unfortunately we're letting her hatch them. (If possible at this point) But thanks for the tip

 

[muddy75]

For hatching. She had 14 eggs in the nest. We got the blue ones out (they had gas in them) but we noticed it had been one busted as well. We candled the rest but they seem well. Would all be bad since one busted and the odor is lingering??

not necessarily, it sounds like you found the problem fairly quickly. i would give it a few more days and maybe candle again, but keep an eye on the remaining eggs

 

[jplum1026]

not necessarily, it sounds like you found the problem fairly quickly. i would give it a few more days and maybe candle again, but keep an eye on the remaining eggs

Thank you! I'll be checking. Wish me luck!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Is she a new layer?
Is she even broody and setting on them?