She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[rossfam06]

Cuz I was typing the exact same thing when you posted it... it was a jinx moment...

Well....you should have said jinx....then I would have got it!!!

 

[chicapee]

What time was that?

Did ya'll hear me earlier then???

3 eggs from the Calls this morn...

Then I dug out 7 more in a hidden stash, the sneaky little blighters!!

 

[WalnutHill]

Looks like it's just developing to me... is that the air cell up top? If so, I wouldn't call that too big... but if air cells are too large, then humidity is too low... what's the humidity running at?

I really prefer candling from the air cell end, it shows things much differently.

Air cell looks just fine!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Air cells are horrible on the ones that are developing I don't think I even noticed air cells on the clears.  I will pay more attention to the clears the next time.

YAY for you!

If it's more than 25-35% of the shipped batch, then I might question... but shipping is very rough on eggs... I usually don't have doubts to the fertility of the eggs I buy, but I did have 2 batches back to back from same source that consistently only 25% developed... :/

Well....you should have said jinx....then I would have got it!!!

Sorry... I was laughing at myself... I have to do that a lot...




About 4:30 I found the motherlode...

I really prefer candling from the air cell end, it shows things much differently.

Air cell looks just fine!

You're right, it does look different... I've candled both ways, that's why I recognized it... if I use my phone light, I candle from air cell... if I use my deWalt and box, I candle with egg sitting on top and it lights up the entire egg... will try to get a pic next time I candle that way...

 

[Ren2014]

If it's more than 25-35% of the shipped batch, then I might question... but shipping is very rough on eggs... I usually don't have doubts to the fertility of the eggs I buy, but I did have 2 batches back to back from same source that consistently only 25% developed...

That's exactly why I was asking

Some of these are from the same seller as my first batch. I bought again and she included a lot of extras because I didn't have good luck the first time. I was thinking surely these were not all infertile

 

[chicapee]

If it's more than 25-35% of the shipped batch, then I might question... but shipping is very rough on eggs... I usually don't have doubts to the fertility of the eggs I buy, but I did have 2 batches back to back from same source that consistently only 25% developed... :/
Sorry... I was laughing at myself... I have to do that a lot...
About 4:30 I found the motherlode...
You're right, it does look different... I've candled both ways, that's why I recognized it... if I use my phone light, I candle from air cell... if I use my deWalt and box, I candle with egg sitting on top and it lights up the entire egg... will try to get a pic next time I candle that way...

61% of this last lot were clear. I am thinking fertility, on these eggs.

 

[chicapee]

Oh I lied, 2 had blood rings. So 50% clear.

 

[Ravynscroft]

That's exactly why I was asking   Some of these are from the same seller as my first batch.  I bought again and she included a lot of extras because I didn't have good luck the first time.  I was thinking surely these were not all infertile

Many birds are molting right now too... some will still lay, but may not be fertile due to hens being uncomfortable getting treaded by a rooster right now... if she sent lots of extras to make up for it, then that's a good seller... we take our chances with shipped, and at this time of year it's a bigger crapshoot...

61% of this last lot were clear. I am thinking fertility, on these eggs.

Yeah, you know my thoughts about that one... I am sorry I didn't hear about that sooner...

I'll send you a good mix asst in Spring too, if you want... I hope Tao chick isn't discouraged from trying again...

 

[rossfam06]

If it's more than 25-35% of the shipped batch, then I might question... but shipping is very rough on eggs... I usually don't have doubts to the fertility of the eggs I buy, but I did have 2 batches back to back from same source that consistently only 25% developed... :/
Sorry... I was laughing at myself... I have to do that a lot...
About 4:30 I found the motherlode...
You're right, it does look different... I've candled both ways, that's why I recognized it... if I use my phone light, I candle from air cell... if I use my deWalt and box, I candle with egg sitting on top and it lights up the entire egg... will try to get a pic next time I candle that way...

I laugh at myself quite frequently as well.

That's exactly why I was asking   Some of these are from the same seller as my first batch.  I bought again and she included a lot of extras because I didn't have good luck the first time.  I was thinking surely these were not all infertile

Usually as fall and winter start fertility does drop. My SLP has not been mounted in some time. But I think it's because they both had fowl pox. So her eggs were infertile.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Its the yolk itself that looks like a U. The air cells are still circular.

Have you tried candling from the air cell end down? You can make more sense of what's going on when you candle down into the egg from the big end and not from the bottom or side.

Does shipping affect viability? For example, if they are fertile can they be non-fertile when they get here? Could some of my 'clears' have been fertile??

They would be fertile, just non-viable because of damage at the cellular level.