Shipped eggs stink!

[peakpoultry]

I just received some eggs for a BYC'r, they stink really bad, like mold or something, it's like a combination of mold and bad egg. None are broke. What should I do, toss them or use them??

 

[chickenlittle32]

Have you tried candling them to see if any have a small crack? Also, I'd let that BYCer know what is going on.

 

[marytoast]

Have you candled them? You may have 1 rotten and the other may be just fine. I would not want to throw them away. There might be babies in there.



we posted at the same time. Sorry

 

[peakpoultry]

I will candle them right now and let you know in a few minutes.

 

[peakpoultry]

All's I see is the air bubble moving around in there when I move the egg, no red veins at all. I just got them today in the mail. I don't know I could just put them in the bator and see what happens. I think I done with shipped eggs. I have about 30 and it doesn't appear that any are developing.

 

[marytoast]

I've had the same experience with shipped eggs. I am done with that as well. Sending you great hatching vibes!

 

[Katy]

At this point in time you wouldn't be seeing any veins. If you see air bubbles that isn't a good sign. It most often means the air cell has ruptured.

 

[waibel zoo]

Smell each one. If they smell toss them. If not put them in and candle at 5-7 days. You should see something by then. If not they are not going to do anything. Also with damaged air cell, if you incubate them fat side up for the first two weeks they are more likely to hatch.

 

[chickenlittle32]

Air bubbles....as in little air bubbles or what? I am pretty new to hatching as well..thats why I ask...

 

[Katy]

When the air cell has ruptured there's little air bubbles that move around as you're turning the egg....not just one air cell at the large end of the egg like there should be.