Ok my niece has a pair of breeding Delaware Blue Hens. Well ones a roo and what a roo he is! Anyway, the first egg she got from mthe pair she wanted to hatch so she put it under a heat lamp. She doesn't have an incubator. After three days she candled it and found nothing. After five days: nothing. So she figured it wasn't fertile. But, then we all debated. If it has been under the ehat lamp for five days is it edible?
I wouldn't even feed it to my dogs after 5 days under a heat lamp. But... that's just me. Sounds like your niece NEEDS an incubator... great birthday or Christmas gift? (hint, hint, hint...)
I love being proven right! Woohoo! Thanks guys! I tossed the egg and got scolded for it. I said no one should eat eggs that have been half cooked for five days EEEW!
They aren't being cooked unless the light is too hot. It gets hotter outdoors sometimes than it does in an incubator. However unless the weather is cool most wouldn't eat an egg that's been sitting around for 5 days. Under warm conditions a lot of bacteria could grow in that time. Now I'd eat an egg if I left it sit on my counter that long since I keep my house below 80F year round.
