Should I give up on this Welsummer egg? Day 15

[SaMable]

Hi, This is my first time incubating eggs. This is day 15 and there are 4 Ameraucana eggs developing nicely. I have one Welsummer egg remaining after starting with 6 for that breed. The others were infertile or stopped developing early. I think this one has stopped as well, but I want to run it by some more experienced people before I toss it. Thanks so much!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

I would say yes this egg has also quit. There looks to be a blood ring there and decay from the embryo. At day 15 the egg should be looking pretty full and as this one is not I would go ahead and toss it.

Good luck with the rest of your hatch

 

[BYC910]

Yep quitter about five days ago looks like toss it .Good luck with the rest of your hatch.

 

[Bryam]

Yup, toss that egg so it doesn't infect the rest.

 

[Fairview01]

How dark is this egg. The shell color can obscure what's really going on inside the egg. When I hatch my marans eggs I let everyone go the distance. I segregate the ones I think/am sure aren't going to hatch and I have had one or two hatch.

Your egg your call. I've never had an egg explode in the incubator. Just my personal experiences.

 

[SaMable]

Thank you all for replying! This one was a quitter. The dark line was a blood ring and decomposition was happening. It was a dark egg, and I was nervous about giving up on it. There just wasn’t a change in darkness inside when candling. Could see light shining through the entire egg minus the dark blob which was the stunted embryo. I appreciate the input!