kittyl Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 On day 17 with my pekin now, I'm a bit concerned with the 2 eggs that have a reddish stained patch showing on the shell. I decided to try & candle these 2 incase they are rotten. I'm using a mag torch & cardboard with a little hole & I practiced with a kitchen egg which was easy, but I cant see much detail in the hatching ones. They just seemed dark with an air pocket at the little end. There's no bad smell, nothing is leeking out, (is this what is meant by weeping) but I couldnt see movement or blood vessels either, but this may be because my torch isnt bright enough. I've put the eggs back under my hen, but I'm still concerned incase they burst. Any thoughts? anyone else seen this staining on the shell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 It sounds quite promising to me. I can see very little at day 18 - the eggs are mainly dark inside which I assume is the chick filling up most of the egg. Eggs can burst but I think you'd have some idea (ie them being smelly) before they do. I don't think rotten eggs are very common but something to be aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 if you mean you can see a red ring on the outside or showing through the outside of the shell then that's not good, I think it means the chick isn't viable. But if you mean a big dark reddish lump inside the egg then game on BeckyBoo (and just to say of all the eggs we've had under hens that didn't hatch for whatever reason none have ever burst) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittyl Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 if you mean you can see a red ring on the outside or showing through the outside of the shell then that's not good, I think it means the chick isn't viable. But if you mean a big dark reddish lump inside the egg then game on yes it is a red ring - sort of like a reddish waterstain -showing on the outside of the shells, on the side they were lying on. I've seen pics of the red ring of bacteria that can show up inside when candling, but I think that's in the earlier stages, & there's no mention of the ring staining the outside. Well, so long as they dont smell, I'll leave them till the other 4 hatch just incase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
