What would cause an egg to explode?

[dmdhart]

I have a bunch of eggs in the incubator, they've been there for 2 weeks now. I went to turn them and one of the eggs exploded! What an awful smell. It looked like it had developed partially. What would cause such an awful thing?

 

[La Mike]

Old eggs will do that
You can only store them so long before they ruin thats usually what causes that in my experience

 

[TK Poultry]

rotten eggs do that. the gases from it build and build and the eggs explode

 

[dmdhart]

How long can you keep them before putting them in the incubator and at what temperature?

 

[scbatz33]

Alos, was it cracked or damaged in any way? That will let the bacteria in and you have just cooked the egg to ultimate grossness

 

[La Mike]

I actually keep mine on in egg cartons at or below 70 degrees for no more than 7 days but know people who keep them longer in controled cooler enviroment that stay good for 2 weeks

 

[scbatz33]

I've let mine sit on the counter for over 3 weeks with no issues. But, I put in a bunch just last week that were no more than 3 days old and I got a rotten one by day 10. It's bacteria entering the egg and developing until it weeps then explodes.

 

[georgialee]

It's when the bacteria gets into them. I just had 3 unfertilized eggs that were in the incubator till lockdown and nothing happened, so it doens't happen all the time.

 

[dmdhart]

The egg was less than a week old, but it was one that felt gritty to the touch. I guess I won't put any of them in the incubator again. Will it exploding affect the other eggs?

 

[TK Poultry]

It might if you left it in there too long