- Mar 22, 2016
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I bought six shipped eggs for a broody hen to hatch and candled them at day 8 when she got off the nest for her daily break. Two were not developed at all so I discarded them. Two have very large and uneven shaped air cells and seem to have nothing developing inside except a dark shadow that moves around. I dont have much hope for them but I left them on the nest.
The final two have the telltale dark solidness inside of something developing (I only use a torch so can't see more clearly), but the air cells are quite large and saddle shaped/very uneven due to areas of detached membrane. I candled again at day 12 and the air cells take up almost half the eggs.
Is there hope for the last two? Is there something I can do to give them more hope of hatching? Or should I just leave them alone now and trust the hen? It would be so disappointing to have none hatch.
If it matters the eggs are very small bantams (seramas).
Sorry I dont have photos.
The final two have the telltale dark solidness inside of something developing (I only use a torch so can't see more clearly), but the air cells are quite large and saddle shaped/very uneven due to areas of detached membrane. I candled again at day 12 and the air cells take up almost half the eggs.
Is there hope for the last two? Is there something I can do to give them more hope of hatching? Or should I just leave them alone now and trust the hen? It would be so disappointing to have none hatch.

If it matters the eggs are very small bantams (seramas).
Sorry I dont have photos.