Speckled eggs and early quitters?

[Htxchicks]

Is there a reason the speckled eggs quit ?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Is there a reason the speckled eggs quit ?

Speckled, or porous?

I've hatched them without issue.

 

[Htxchicks]

Speckled, or porous?

I've hatched them without issue.

There’s both things going on in 2 of my quitters but the other 2 only have speckles.

 

[MysteryChicken]

There’s both things going on in 2 of my quitters but the other 2 only have speckles.

Pictures?

 

[Htxchicks]

Pictures?

There’s definitely pores in a lot of this chicken eggs. I didn’t check before I set them. Some also have specks of darker areas.

 

[MysteryChicken]

There’s definitely pores in a lot of this chicken eggs. I didn’t check before I set them. Some also have specks of darker areas.

That's not overly porous. I've incubated eggs that were so porous, it made it hard to candle them.

I don't understand what's going on with your eggs.

What do you feed your birds? Hens nutrition is important if breeding.

 

[Htxchicks]

That's not overly porous. I've incubated eggs that were so porous, it made it hard to candle them.

I don't understand what's going on with your eggs.

What do you feed your birds? Hens nutrition is important if breeding.

They forage all day and get flock raiser plus oyster shells. It’s just eggs from this chicken that seem to be mostly quitters. 25% last time and this time I only see 4/9 on day 14. I got 80% of my Amerucana eggs to hatch.

 

[MysteryChicken]

They forage all day and get flock raiser plus oyster shells. It’s just eggs from this chicken that seem to be mostly quitters. 25% last time and this time I only see 4/9 on day 14. I got 80% of my Amerucana eggs to hatch.

Weird. Maybe try not to hatch from that particular hen?

 

[Htxchicks]

Weird. Maybe try not to hatch from that particular hen?

I will probably do some eggtopsy this time to try and figure it out.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I will probably do some eggtopsy this time to try and figure it out.

Okay, sounds good.