Williams Quail
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What are some signs I should look for when candling that my fertile egg is no longer alive or has diseases .
Signs of a bad egg for incubation
- Thread starter Williams Quail
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Smell it 
That will tell you if an egg is "dangerous" AKA likely to explode, which you really don't want!
A quitter will have broken or empty veins usually. Lack of movement is not always a quitter because I have some embryos that are crazy break dancers and others that seem to just snooze the whole time.
http://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/candling-blood-ring.html Look through the incubation/candling pics for other examples of issues
That will tell you if an egg is "dangerous" AKA likely to explode, which you really don't want!A quitter will have broken or empty veins usually. Lack of movement is not always a quitter because I have some embryos that are crazy break dancers and others that seem to just snooze the whole time.
http://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/candling-blood-ring.html Look through the incubation/candling pics for other examples of issues
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