On day twelve of incubation

[Ewheeler]

Starting to have a odor but see nothing cracked or exploded is this normal my first time incubating

 

[Windus]

Take each egg into a separate room and smell it, chuck the bad one before it explodes. Have you candeled them? Any egg that you cannot tell is developing should be chucked out by day 10

 

[Ewheeler]

Yes see some I can tell and some I can’t they’re really dark but only one I don’t think is viable

 

[Ewheeler]

That I can tell

 

[Windus]

Yes see some I can tell and some I can’t they’re really dark but only one I don’t think is viable

Well get rid of that one at least. If one explodes it can kill all the rest of the chicks still incubating. Are you using a commercial candler or a really bright light? At this stage you should be able to see shadows moving even in a really dark egg.

 

[Ewheeler]

A really bright light

 

[Windus]

Well, if you play with the angles and watch carefully, you should be able to see shadows moving inside a viable egg.

 

[Ewheeler]

I have 62 in baton so I’ll get rid of what I can tell just my first time so there will be a learning curve I’m sure

 

[Ewheeler]

I don’t want to jeopardize all for a couple of eggs

 

[Windus]

I would be extremely surprised if you only had one egg to cull out of 62. That is an ambitious amount of eggs to try and incubate for a first timer.