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[kuntrygirl]

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Please forgive me but I know nothing about this subject, so I'm just trying to learn. How can an exploded egg ruin the hatch?

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Please forgive me but I know nothing about this subject, so I'm just trying to learn. How can an exploded egg ruin the hatch?

I can answer this one!!

The bacteria from the yuckiness with kill the chicks that are waiting to hatch.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Please forgive me but I know nothing about this subject, so I'm just trying to learn. How can an exploded egg ruin the hatch?

I can answer this one!!

The bacteria from the yuckiness with kill the chicks that are waiting to hatch.

Ooooooooh ok. I wonder if this is the same for eggs exploding under a broody hen. I have never had that to happen, so I'm just curious.

 

[NonnasBabies]

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I can answer this one!!

The bacteria from the yuckiness with kill the chicks that are waiting to hatch.

Ooooooooh ok. I wonder if this is the same for eggs exploding under a broody hen. I have never had that to happen, so I'm just curious.

I would almost think it would but I know with my last broody she ate the eggs that didn't hatch. So I'm not really sure. Maybe they have some type of instinct that tells them if one is bad. I don't really know!!

 

[NonnasBabies]

Okay I've been thinking (and that's dangerous!!) I've got another WWYD question!!

If you were in my shoes what would you do???

1. Would you go buy the LG and hope you can stable your temps by tomorrow morning to put the other 9 eggs in??

Or..

2. Would you (before this egg pips) move it to the other incubator and sterlize this one and that way it'll be ready for the other eggs on tomorrow??

I'm just not sure what to do. Don't wanna keep opening it up. I actually candled that one on Monday when I put them on lockdown cause my temps spiked real high so while I had it open I did that. I never opened it again till this morning when I pulled the others out. I guess in the back of my mind I knew this egg was not good and the way they were making it roll all over I didn't want it to go boom and explode yuck all over the them!!

Any ideas, suggestions, lectures, anything I would appreciate!!

 

[La Mike]

Thats exactly right .The bad egg or eggs get booted around by the hatching chicks and if it causes a crack the pressure from cooking can cause it too leak or actually pop.That puts dead egg goo on the other eggs and causes bacteria to grow rapidly.Kinda like incubating an egg covered in poo.If you get it in your hatching tray or incubator you need to clean and disinfect every thing before using it again.
Thats the very reason to check your eggs early in incubation to make sure no issues are forth coming
A broody hen knows good from bad eggs and will usually kick them out but they also dont have all the constant heat like an incubator so its not really likely to happen there

 

[La Mike]

If you dont have an issue yet I would move the other egg and put the 9 in where you are sure everything is working ok.Imo if you cant see any movement on candleing I would just toss it anyway

 

[NonnasBabies]

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So even though it was rocking in the water if there is no movement when I candle you would toss???

 

[kuntrygirl]

Too bad that I don't have any answers for you Barred Babies. I know nothing about all of that.

Sorry.

 

[TerriLaChicks]

I haven't ever raised chicks under a broody hen but when I used to raise White Chinese geese, the mother goose would push any bad eggs out of her nest. They know.

Gee, Barred Babies, this is how I ended up w/2 Hovnabators--very similar situation to where you're at right now.

I second what LaMike said, put your lockdown eggs in the bator you know is stable & working well & move the last egg -- I myself couldn't pitch it, because it rocked in the water, it's alive in there. I once opened an egg I *thought* was dead a few days prior to the rest pipping -- it wasn't, but I killed it when I opened the shell up. I will never forget that. I will always give mine every chance that I can - within reason, yes -- but, I can't bear to kill something when it hasn't even had a chance to live yet...if it doesn't make it, doesn't hatch, you can always use the LG for a brooder, and at least you tried. (Yes I am way too emotionally invested in my animals. Guilty!)

This is one of those situations only you can decide what's best for you to do as far as the remaining egg. It may be hatching late because something is wrong inside & it won't make it even if it does hatch. Or it may have just been one of the "younger" eggs. I know, my logic process runs in circles, I'm sorry. I would be in a lather right now I were in your shoes, trying to decide what to do.