What smells are normal?

[itsy]

I'm attepting to hatch chicken, guinea fowl and turkey eggs in the same incubator. I realize they all have different hatching dates, etc. They've been in there since the 14th, I think. I think I've located the source of the smell to be one of the turkey eggs. When candled - there is a large dark mass inside. It got dark before the other turkey eggs did. One of the three turkey eggs looks to be a blank.

Should I toss the turkey egg with the odor? It's not a good smell - but I don't know if any smells are normal???

 

[Sailing Dede]

If it smells rotten, I'd do a float test. Put the egg in some water, if it floats high its a bad egg.
I once done this with a goose egg and pushed it to the bottom of the basin.
When I let go it shot to the top of the water and EXPLODED all over me. It was the worst smell I have ever smelt

 

[itsy]

The float test works with eggs that you are incubating?

 

[California Gurl]

I think that the float test is generally for eggs that are a day or two late of their hatching date. I recently did it for some of my eggs that were under a broody that was suppose to hatch 2 days prior, but for some reason they didn't. Sure enough they were high floater. I put them in a ziplock and gave them a tap to crack open just so I can see if it's dead or not. One exploded with a light tap and the other two had an underdeveloped chick inside with must have died before lock down.

 

[thatduckguyy]

I had the exact same problem today. I thought it was rotten and tossed it!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I would toss it or you may have an explosion you may not want in your incubator. There should not be any sort of 'bad' smells coming for a live good egg at all. And I would toss the clear one as well if it's totally clear.

 

[MuckyPuppy]

I toss anything that's stinky, clear or leaking.

 

[itsy]

Thanks very much for your help, guys. I appreciate it!