Okay all! I am a newbie and I am looking forward to some advice! Thanks in advance.
I recently ordered 6 fertilized eggs for my brody buff hen. All was going well. One week into it it seemed as if I had 2 definate positives and one dark blue egg that I could NOT see through. The second week progressed well, then this morning it all went crazy! I go out to a missing egg--of course one of the definates. I found pieces of the shell. Im not sure if if "burst" or if she injured it, as after 1+ months sitting, she has decided to quit as of this morning. ALso, my other definate has a tiny hairline crack. I moved them inside into a homemade incubator as mom moved out of her special box this morning and never looked back. Very out of character for her. THe one cracked egg is 15 days today (Sunday). I dont see any movement but I dont know if that is normal at this stage. I do see a large air pocket and veins. THe other egg that was dark and questionable now has a large air pocket also. Im feeling very disappointed and Im not sure where to go from here. Obviously I will wait it out, but the lack of movement and crack worry me, while the large air pockets encourage me...any advice?
I recently ordered 6 fertilized eggs for my brody buff hen. All was going well. One week into it it seemed as if I had 2 definate positives and one dark blue egg that I could NOT see through. The second week progressed well, then this morning it all went crazy! I go out to a missing egg--of course one of the definates. I found pieces of the shell. Im not sure if if "burst" or if she injured it, as after 1+ months sitting, she has decided to quit as of this morning. ALso, my other definate has a tiny hairline crack. I moved them inside into a homemade incubator as mom moved out of her special box this morning and never looked back. Very out of character for her. THe one cracked egg is 15 days today (Sunday). I dont see any movement but I dont know if that is normal at this stage. I do see a large air pocket and veins. THe other egg that was dark and questionable now has a large air pocket also. Im feeling very disappointed and Im not sure where to go from here. Obviously I will wait it out, but the lack of movement and crack worry me, while the large air pockets encourage me...any advice?