Weird air cells on fresh eggs

[Mosey2003]

Yeah, I've read the whole thread.. I was saying that I had the same thing with shipped eggs...lots of tiny bubbles all around the air cell that was completely detached. I have hatch thousands of shipped eggs but that was the first time I ever received any looking like they did, scrambled. Yours are a mystery, idk maybe his hens have whatever is causing it in your bird, too! ...not likely though.
I've never tried to hatch one that had the air cell on the side. Interested to see what happens with yours.

To be fair, certain postal hubs are MUCH worse than others, that seller's could be being routed through one with issues. Still sucks.

 

[aart]

So Day 20, heard peeps early this morn, one 'normal egg' hatched.
One of the side cells pipped...here...SMH.
I chipped enough away to make sure it could breath and added some Coconut Oil to membrane, remains to be seen if it will make it out on it's own
I'm not quick to assist, but will if necessary.

 

[Redhead Rae]

So Day 20, heard peeps early this morn, one 'normal egg' hatched.
One of the side cells pipped...here...SMH.
I chipped enough away to make sure it could breath and added some Coconut Oil to membrane, remains to be seen if it will make it out on it's own
I'm not quick to assist, but will if necessary.
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Hope they hatch well for you! They may take longer to break out because the chick didn't internally pip first.

 

[Pyxis]

So Day 20, heard peeps early this morn, one 'normal egg' hatched.
One of the side cells pipped...here...SMH.
I chipped enough away to make sure it could breath and added some Coconut Oil to membrane, remains to be seen if it will make it out on it's own
I'm not quick to assist, but will if necessary.
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Keep us posted!

 

[aart]

They may take longer to break out because the chick didn't internally pip first.

Yup!
The early morning peeper I didn't even see pip,
unless it was underneath,
that sucker pipped, zipped and popped out in an hour.

 

[igorsMistress]

Good luck!

 

[Pyxis]

My detached air cell goose is still going as of this morning. If it can make it to about day 14 or so, the membrane will fix the air cell back in place and it'll be good to go.

 

[aart]

2 of the other side cells hit the 'spot'....cells were not as far 'offsides'.

 

[Mosey2003]

I always had a couple pip the wrong end, I wonder if those were side air cells...

Although, come to think, I always candle at lockdown and I would have noticed. Nevermind lol

 

[Redhead Rae]

How is the hatch going? I want to see some fluffy butts!