No Brooders, No Problem

[Beckie G]

I probably could have gone a life time without ever knowing that eggs could explode. Soooo, I did some research on the u-tubes and it seems that at least on you tube there were unsupervised little hellions behind the act of every exploding egg so now I'm curious, can they explode spontaneously?

I have never smelt a rotten egg and could only compare to our trip to Yellowstone in Wyoming and if it wasn't for the high altitude sickness and the fact that if you stayed to long to look at the hot springs and to catch your breath,someone who has been breathing down your neck for 5 minutes might pick you up and throw you in.....ouch

I wouldn't say the smell was totally terrible although you did feel like you had eaten a box of burnt matches, not that I know what that tastes like but I could only imagine.

 

[crazyfeathers]

I wish you the best of luck, I want to know what happens during lockdown. I don't have an incubator but I got boobs, so once you get the lockdown situation figured out I am going to incubate me some booby babies. LOL I got my girl Olive in the house today for her spa day, she doesn't look like she is feeling well so I gave her a warm bath and blow dried her. Nothing surprised me anymore when it comes to the love of our chickens. I would do anything for mine. Sorry to get off track. I am so eggcited for you!!

 

[Beckie G]

I wish you the best of luck, I want to know what happens during lockdown. I don't have an incubator but I got boobs, so once you get the lockdown situation figured out I am going to incubate me some booby babies. LOL I got my girl Olive in the house today for her spa day, she doesn't look like she is feeling well so I gave her a warm bath and blow dried her. Nothing surprised me anymore when it comes to the love of our chickens. I would do anything for mine. Sorry to get off track. I am so eggcited for you!!

Thank you so much, it's definitely getting more and more exciting!

Don't worry about getting off track, I have spent a lifetime doing that...lol so it's understandable.

I love reading stories about other people experiences...

I hope your little girl feels better

 

[pinusresinosa]

I had one experience with a rotting egg exploding. My daughter found a duck egg in the yard out of the blue last summer. Surprised the heck out of me. Was a good sized egg, nice shell, nice shape. The hens in my flock were breeding and she knows that eggs can mean babies with these birds, so she was not having the idea of us eating it (boy I wanted to cook with it so badly!), so we made a makeshift incubator out of our crockpot and stuck it in there. And lo and behold guess what- the egg started to develop normally for about 7 days! We were candling with a tiny toy LED flashlight thingy and everything, was totally exciting. Then after around day 7, stuff sort of looked like it all came to a hault and looked weird. I knew that I should have tossed the egg, but we kept with it just in case.

Then one afternoon I didn't hear it, but smelled it coming from the kitchen. The worst smell of my life. I threw it all away, even the crockpot. thankfully, crockpots aren't terribly expensive if you get a small one (which is all we use) so it wasn't that painful to replace.

So, egg B is scaring me a little, but the development from the photos shows obviously normal growth. Fingers crossed!

I remember what it was like to just have one kiddo and spend time with her exclusively. Those were sweet times. My girls keep me mentally and physically engaged for a good portion of my day (when my 6 year old isn't at school, she only goes every other day). my 6 year old wants to know the meaning of life, what death is about, how babies are made in every living creature, what souls are, how large numbers get, how the universe started, stuff like that. Then she's painting and filling the house with artwork. My 3 year old, when she's not jumping or dancing, she's raiding the kitchen for things to use so she can pretend to be cooking. Finding boxes so she can pretend she's driving. I'm constantly prying sharps out of her hands that she finds I don't know how, like tweezers, fingernail clippers, forks, butterknives, knitting needles, etc etc etc. And my house isn't a mess, I try to put stuff away. I'm just always amazed overall.

Babies, no matter what it is, is always an exciting time and a great opportunity for new beginnings and new adventures and stuff. I love it!

 

[bugglesmommy]

Yes they can explode without being forced into it. It often happens to people incubating eggs in incubators if they don't check frequently and remove quitters. You NEVER want an egg to explode in your incubator. It coats the incubator and other eggs in bacteria that has a good chance of killing the developing babies. I've had a few start to stink I needed to toss but have prevented egg explosions in my incubators so far.

 

[aoxa]

You'll smell it. But if it explodes you will smell it for a long, long time and will shudder when you think of it years later. You simply cannot get that odor out of surfaces in the home no matter how hard you try. I thought I knew what a rotten egg smells like but I was not prepared for the absolutely foul, oily, get in the back of your mouth, make your eyes water odor that comes from an exploded rotten egg.

It's a poof, will not blow your bra off but it may sting your skin with the force of it. You will shower for hours but you will have to try many things to remove that odor~and may not succeed. You may throw up. You will not be using that bra or shirt ever again. Guaranteed.

Oh man.. So I guess the one rotten egg I thought I had was just mildly rotting. Never had one that bad!

The worst smell I've had was rotten carcass that my dogs rolled all in and brought to me. After that some rotten hotdogs in a cooler for a few months.. followed closely by broody poop. That egg wasn't as bad as broody poop...

But it was green inside.

 

[Beckie G]

Awesome video from today..it's a little dark.... and a little creepy

No significant change for Egg B, but still holding out hope

Egg A (Day 15)- edited for better viewing

 

[Beckie G]

I had one experience with a rotting egg exploding. My daughter found a duck egg in the yard out of the blue last summer. Surprised the heck out of me. Was a good sized egg, nice shell, nice shape. The hens in my flock were breeding and she knows that eggs can mean babies with these birds, so she was not having the idea of us eating it (boy I wanted to cook with it so badly!), so we made a makeshift incubator out of our crockpot and stuck it in there. And lo and behold guess what- the egg started to develop normally for about 7 days! We were candling with a tiny toy LED flashlight thingy and everything, was totally exciting. Then after around day 7, stuff sort of looked like it all came to a hault and looked weird. I knew that I should have tossed the egg, but we kept with it just in case.

Then one afternoon I didn't hear it, but smelled it coming from the kitchen. The worst smell of my life. I threw it all away, even the crockpot. thankfully, crockpots aren't terribly expensive if you get a small one (which is all we use) so it wasn't that painful to replace.

So, egg B is scaring me a little, but the development from the photos shows obviously normal growth. Fingers crossed!

I remember what it was like to just have one kiddo and spend time with her exclusively. Those were sweet times. My girls keep me mentally and physically engaged for a good portion of my day (when my 6 year old isn't at school, she only goes every other day). my 6 year old wants to know the meaning of life, what death is about, how babies are made in every living creature, what souls are, how large numbers get, how the universe started, stuff like that. Then she's painting and filling the house with artwork. My 3 year old, when she's not jumping or dancing, she's raiding the kitchen for things to use so she can pretend to be cooking. Finding boxes so she can pretend she's driving. I'm constantly prying sharps out of her hands that she finds I don't know how, like tweezers, fingernail clippers, forks, butterknives, knitting needles, etc etc etc. And my house isn't a mess, I try to put stuff away. I'm just always amazed overall.

Babies, no matter what it is, is always an exciting time and a great opportunity for new beginnings and new adventures and stuff. I love it!

I would love to tell you that it is going to get better...but - my niece whom I have raised since she was a wee little one never got any better...I mean she doesn't run around with the sharp instruments anymore....

All I can say is just, good luck

No but seriously, my daughter is in college for criminal justice and my niece for accounting..and my nephew is a senior and wants to join the Marines. So it does get better, just hang in there.

There is no smell coming from Egg B, the only smell is coming from Buttcheek...and she has always smelled like something I'm not even going to say...lets just say she's Buttcheek for a reason..

 

[Just Wingin It]

What are you doing to take these pictures and videos of inside the egg. All I have tried so far is a small led flashlight. I have a broody that should be hatching eggs any day now, but she might have let them freeze and the suspense is drivin me crazy. Im watching your videos and theyre very eggciting.

 

[Chickie Momma]

I just found out that bantams and smaller breeds normally hatch earlier than 21 days. Sometimes as early as 18 days. Keep an eye on them they may pip around day 18 or there abouts. It came from an experienced incubating/hatchet of bantam an small breed birds.