Help! first time hatching!

[rcrisantos]

Maybe it's just the light, but that one looks almost clear?

-Kathy

the egg? I couldn't see into the egg anymore, just the air sac

 

[casportpony]

I've seen that discoloration before, though I can't remember what it was. Can you get a better candling picture of it?

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

I've seen that discoloration before, though I can't remember what it was. Can you get a better candling picture of it? 

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I hate to tell you to do anything with it just in case is actually good, but my gut feeling is that it's a dud. What does it smell like?

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

I think it's gone, it does feel cold

 

[casportpony]

I think it's gone, it does feel cold

It took me awhile to get the hang of that, but once I did, I could tell just by temp which ones were dead by how quickly they cooled.

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

It didn't smell bad, you think it just couldn't breath in the end?

 

[calichicken]

I've seen that discoloration before, though I can't remember what it was. Can you get a better candling picture of it?

-Kathy

Kathy...is there any way to find out what that dark discoloration is or why it happens? I had that happen to my duck eggs last year and none hatched

Hoping these babies are doing ok!!!! I am getting ready to hatch and want to figure out what happened with the dark discoloration before I start. Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

It didn't smell bad, you think it just couldn't breath in the end?

Did you ever see that egg move? Did the dark spot start off looking like my egg?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@rcrisantos , don't beat yourself up, this sort of stuff happens. The best way to find out what went wrong is to do an eggtopsy, but I'd only suggest doing this if you're 100% sure the egg is dead. For now it's probably best just to leave that egg and the others in the bator.

How many more have pipped externally?

Has the one that pipped yesterday made any progress?

What's your humidity at?

-Kathy