exploding eggs

bandbaustin

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So our pheasant eggs are two days overdue to hatch, so my DW decided to crack one open to see what is going on. Hit it lightly with a knife and boom!!! Exploded all over her and the kitchen. What a horrible smell!!!! So should I just toss the rest???
 
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rotten eggs are horrible! and I noticed that no one else has answered you yet, so before I leave, I just thought I would try to lend some helpful(hopefully) info for you.
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First of all, don't throw out those eggs yet! Just because one was bad, doesn't really mean the rest are. How many eggs do you have total?Has your temp. and hum. been steady and in the correct range? I know nothing about pheasants, let alone pheasant eggs, but I will try my best to help you anyway.
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How many days does it usually take for pheasant eggs to hatch?

I would first of all candle the eggs to see if some are still alive. If they are not alive and/or are rotten, you nay see that the egg looks watery, has no healthy-looking red veins, is not moving, etc. the rotten eggs may smell bad if you smell them(like rotten egg) and if any are leaking, TAKE THEM OUT BEFORE THEY EXPLODE!
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It is pretty highly possible that if they are 2 days overdue, they may all not be good. But please make sure before you throw them all out; I've heard so many stories on here about how someone thought an egg was bad and there was really a live chick in it.
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Good luck!
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As stated above rotten eggs smell bad,but they also have a dark ring thats noticable durring candling. Caused by bacteria.
 
I made my daughter help me sniff test the last batch of quail eggs because I could not candle them with a flashlight.
Worked out very well but she was not too happy with me....
 
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I made my daughter help me sniff test the last batch of quail eggs because I could not candle them with a flashlight.
Worked out very well but she was not too happy with me....

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Thank you for all your help, unfortunately there were no good eggs. 16 bad eggs and I was so looking forward to them. Melanistic pheasants.
 

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