Smelly egg?

[AmericanMom]

AmericanMom - thanks! The egg could be as far along as 14 days - would you still toss it?

Anyways, I went out this morning when the broody was out having a quick dust bath and added some new hay to her nest. While I was out there I did a quick sniff test again and didn't notice the boiled egg smell anymore - weird. I'll check it again in a few days... After that point (when the oldest one is 17 days), should I just leave them be? I'm really annoyed at myself for not either marking the first couple eggs or moving Maisy/broody out by herself as soon as she started sitting on eggs. Now I'm dealing with a staggered hatch....next time I'll know better!

If your not smelling it then no, don't toss, a rotten egg will be a rotten egg period, Perhaps what you smelled was something else, it wouldn't come and go...

 

[AmericanMom]

Honestly, I would suggest leaving them be even now. Let the broody do her job. Go out on Day 21 or 22 and see if there are any chicks from the farthest-along ones. If so, you might want to remove them so she keeps sitting until the others hatch, then slip the first ones back under her at night after the rest have all hatched.

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[ponygal]

I definitely wasn't going to throw it out after the smell disappeared, just wondering about what I should do if it happened in another egg and the smell didn't go away in that one I really shouldn't post in here when I have my kids distracting me - it doesn't help me get my thoughts down properly, lol.

Thanks so much to everyone for your responses!

 

[AmericanMom]

I definitely wasn't going to throw it out after the smell disappeared, just wondering about what I should do if it happened in another egg and the smell didn't go away in that one I really shouldn't post in here when I have my kids distracting me - it doesn't help me get my thoughts down properly, lol.

Thanks so much to everyone for your responses!

Yep, smelly eggs that stay smelly I toss... Hope you have a great day and good luck with your hatch! I have some under a broody and in the incubator on day 8

 

[ponygal]

Thanks! Good luck with your hatches too!