' water' seems to be in the air sac...

[critters]

and thinking that's not good....it doesn't fill the entire
space but guessing the eggs are bad ??

got them straight from the nest and for whatever reason
I candled them...why?... not sure....but glad I did since
I saw this 'watery' stuff in there air sacs...

so...anyone?? are the eggs bad ? or can I still incubate ??

 

[critters]

NYONE....PLEASE....NEED HELP !!!!

 

[CarolinaHen]

You candled them just after taking them off the nest? If so, the air pocket won't be very visible. You should wait until about day 7 to check for development. I candle on days 7,14, and 18.

 

[luvnjavas]

If there has been some mishandling it is possible for the inner membrane to tear and the air sac to become filled with the "watery" fluid- this does end the possibility of hatching. However, CarolinaHen is correct the air sac may not be clearly visible until the 7 or even 14 day candling. My advice is to go ahead and incubate - if you dont see that definite darkening of the forming embryo when expected then toss them. Good luck

 

[critters]

Thanks....they did come straight from the nest but I had not collected in 2 days...smelled something different in coop so guess that's why I candled....I'm going to incubate and keep an eye on them then..thanks!

 

[CarolinaHen]

Good luck!