Slightly detached air sacs

[SerenaDee]

Hi, I received hatching eggs yesterday afternoon and I candles them all this morning in anticipation of getting them into the incubator. There are a few plus my 6 where the air sac is fine. I have a lot with compromised air sacs. Most are small issues: a bit jiggly, sliding around just at the round end, one small side saddle, two small side saddles, etc. None seems completely detached where it moves all the way around. A couple where it's gone down to the side a bit on rotation. On one, I can't see it at all, so I'm wondering if it's ruptured, but there are no slushy bubbles or contents moving excessively so I'm not sure.

I've read through several threads on the subject here, but I still have a question or two. If there is ANY compromising of air sacs, are the methods of position and turning for detached sacs indicated, or can it work itself out as the air pocket grows during incubation?

I have a new Hova Genesis with the flat black auto turner. If I have to do some vertically , I would use an egg carton top.

Thank you in advance for your input. Sorry, but I don't have pictures.

Serena

 

[Chickinie]

I don't think that they need to be turned or treated any different to any other egg during incubation. I do know that they won't 'fix': The two membranes - the outer and the inner - don't reconnect after being separated. They should (hopefully) hatch out just fine, like your other ones. I'm not sure about the one with no air sac, does it just have a tiny one?

 

[333113]

I have a hen who consistently produces eggs with no visible air sac, but her eggs hatch just fine. After a few days in the incubator the air sac becomes visible in her eggs.

I would put it in the incubator with the others, if there is no visible crack or other damage. The challenge is to know which side to put up without an air sac. If you are hatching eggs on their sides, not a real problem. Otherwise, you will want to check daily for a few days until the air sac appears, whick is about day 3 for my hen. Then you can get the egg in the right position.

And yes, eggs with detached or bubbled air cells can hatch just fine, too. The hatch rate is slightly lower, in my experience. I have always assumed that this is because the same shaking that caused the air sac to detach or bubble caused other, less-visible damage, too.

Good luck with your hatch!