Will this egg hatch?

[Kittygirl991]

You may have seen my post a few weeks ago asking if you can hatch a egg on a heat mat, if not here it is https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/636858/can-you-hatch-eggs-this-way. Anyway the egg i candled a week ago was just blochy, i candled it today and saw a airsack and the big end of the egg, a dark patch and a few small veins... I dont know if it will hatch though...

 

[Kittygirl991]

Oh, even with the veins in the egg, the egg is still blochy

 

[bobbi-j]

As long as it's showing signs of development, I'd keep it going.

 

[Kittygirl991]

Oh, okay I am going too anyway, but i read that when the egg is blochy it has bacteria?

 

[bobbi-j]

I'm not sure what you mean by "blotchy". Is the shell itself blotchy? I don't think that means that it has bacteria for sure, but that it's a porous shell and it *could* be more susceptible for bacterial infection.

 

[Kittygirl991]

Well besides the veins and dark patch, the rest is red with orange blotches i think :/ ive looked online and it sais that means bacteria

 

[Kittygirl991]

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[Kittygirl991]

Hello?

 

[Kittygirl991]

I candled the egg today... Im not sure if it was the strengh of the torch/lightbulb i used but all i can see is a big dark patch and a small lighter circle at the fat end of the egg (The air sack)

 

[CarolJ]

Does the egg smell bad? If not, I'd leave it alone and see if it hatches. If you detect a bad smell, I'd discard it. Candling can be confusing until you are really familiar with it.