My first ROTTEN egg!! YUCK!

[steffpeck]

I decided to candle my eggs tonight, I got 4 Favorelles & 10 Sizzle eggs from Jimnjay, and when I candled them a few days ago I noticed some air bubble looking things in one of the eggs, well tonight when I candled them, the one with the air bubbles no longer had air bubbles but was 1/2 filled with dark yuck. So I sat it on my counter to move on to the next and as soon as I sat it down, and moved my hand away it exploded!! Man those things STINK!!! Thank heavens it wasn't in my hand or in the bator!!!

The good news is though, I have 2 Favorelle & 9 Sizzle babies growing and looking awesome!! Today is day 10, only 11 more to go. Hopefully they will all make it to the end and out safe and sound.

I have to say that Jimnjay packages her eggs very, very well. My last hatch from 2 different people, I set 23 eggs and had 8 make it to day 18 and 5 hatch out, 3 died in the shell. I did candle them alot though, and these I have only candled 2x so maybe that makes a difference to, who knows?? I am very happy and pleased with her eggs!! Thanks Jimnjay!!

 

[Josie]

I fear rotten eggs!
Just wondering, was it weeping?
I am hoping that if I get a rotten egg it will give some kind of warning, like ticking or something.

 

[ChelleEnchanted]

I had one explode in the incubator before, it was weeping beforehand, but i had neevr read up on 'exploding eggs'. I just assumed the chicks were pushing stuff out! hahaha.

It was the worst thing ever, they're SOOO nasty!

 

[Josie]

Ugh!
Does that ruin the whole batch, or can some still hatch?

 

[ChelleEnchanted]

All of mine still hatched, i just hurried up and cleaned them as fast as i could with warm water. Then wrapped them in towels on a heating pad while i cleaned the bator.

I think it does cut down on hatching rates if you're not careful.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi!
It's amazing how something so small can make such a big STINK.

Good luck with the rest.

I have a group of shipped duck and goose eggs (on Day 25 now) that have had quite a few go rotten.
Verry unpleasant.

Lisa

 

[steffpeck]

Nope it wasn't weeping or stinky or anything. It was just cloudy black inside. The first 2 times I candled it, it did have air bubble looking things inside of it, so I guess maybe that is the first clue. This is only my 2nd hatch, so this is new to me. It was so strange, because I had put it on my light, and could tell there was nothing growing in it, but didn't even really think about it being rotten. I sat it on my counter and as I moved my hand away, it sounded like a gunshot. It took me a few seconds to realize what it was, and then the stink started setting in and I realized what it was. Like I said, I am just really glad it wasn't in my hand or even worse in the bator!!

 

[chickensista]

Please tell me there was some sign! I have welsummer eggs in the bator and am unable to candle them. Ack! That must have been so gross.
Terry

 

[steffpeck]

Honestly, there was no sign, other that seeing the cloudy, black 1/2 filled egg. I do think though that most people have weeping, or some sign before hand.

 

[living2ride]

I had one explode when I went to candle it once. Right in my face. No warning smell, no weeping, nothing. PUKE!
But with my current duck eggs, and I had one egg I thought was clear, but kept in just in case. One day I opened the bator to turn them and it just stunk! I smelled each egg as I turned them and they smelled okay, until I got to that clear one. Oh boy, it was OBVIOUS that it was the culprit. I tossed it out and everything went back to smelling normal again. Thank goodness I caught it!