Question egg & air bubbles???

[Poison Ivy]

I candled one of my eggs and there are alot of air bubbles in it? What causes this and I take it that it's no good and probably wouldn't hatch. It's from one of my girls never seen this before. Any info would be great. Twila

 

[ella]

Sounds like the air cell seperated from the shell. The little bubbles move around when you twist the shell right?

It's not a good idea to incubate an egg like that. The air cell is very important during the chicks development and hatch. A broken air cell would definitely be a problem.

 

[Poison Ivy]

Thanks I took it out last night and tossed it. I think that egg was from one of my older hens. Her eggs are jumbo size and a off white color now they used to be brown. I was afraid it would explode in the incubator. I'm glad I went ahead and candled them early.
Thanks again for answering my question.