how to know if eggs are dead

[therealestchicken]

hi, I am thoroughly confused. This was my first time hatching eggs, I had an extremely staggard hatch I guess and 11 of my 15 eggs hatched almost 3 weeks ago. I have 4 that just wont hatch, its been a month since they have been incubating so even if they were late we put them all in here on may 14th Im just so lost because I dont want to open the eggs and they be alive but I also dont want to keep dead eggs in an incubator because my bantams have started laying and I want to hatch their eggs. Please what should I do? how can i know for sure they are dead?

 

[therealestchicken]

hi, I am thoroughly confused. This was my first time hatching eggs, I had an extremely staggard hatch I guess and 11 of my 15 eggs hatched almost 3 weeks ago. I have 4 that just wont hatch, its been a month since they have been incubating so even if they were late we put them all in here on may 14th Im just so lost because I dont want to open the eggs and they be alive but I also dont want to keep dead eggs in an incubator because my bantams have started laying and I want to hatch their eggs. Please what should I do? how can i know for sure they are dead?

here is a picture of one of the eggs and i wasnt sure why it looked like this

 

[nuthatched]

Candle them in a completely dark place, look for veins

 

[Pigeony]

here is a picture of one of the eggs and i wasnt sure why it looked like this

That egg is dead with that striping and uneven darkness with no veins. Likely all 4 are, but you could post pictures if you want to get people to confirm for your peace of mind.

 

[therealestchicken]

That egg is dead with that striping and uneven darkness with no veins. Likely all 4 are, but you could post pictures if you want to get people to confirm for your peace of mind.

the last one I can only see inside of it if I candle it upside down

 

[nuthatched]

All appear to be dead, sorry

 

[therealestchicken]

All appear to be dead, sorry

thank you for confirming.