The Poultry Keeper

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7367 Location: isle of lewis

i set some eggs 21 days ago in the incubator ,and the incubator smells really badly ,there's no sign of life as yet ,i think i found the egg that smells ,only because there was a tiny drop on the outside of it,there was a pinprick hole that was forcing liquid out of it ,will the other eggs hatch the smell is getting worse ,the incubator was cleaned , i would candle but i've blown up the childrens bedside lamps both of them ,tried a pirngle pot and using the ceiling light but i couldn't see that much .do you think they will hatch ,i'll leave them for a couple of extra days ,
suz

jaydee67 · Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 1:52 pm Post subject:

If you have an egg oozing in your incubator I would take it out - now! Rotten eggs can blow up and that will make one heck of a mess to clean up and may affect any eggs hatching. Viable eggs should not have liquid in them at day 21.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7367 Location: isle of lewis

i did that ,but only found it a couple of days ago ,although it was smelling from about a week after i put them in ,i checked and checked just couldn't find which one it was ,will it have infected the other eggs ,one day something will hatch out in this incubator i'm sure sorted temp and humidity now ,what else can go wrong ,no don't tell me ,i don't want to know
suz

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

sorry suz I can't help you, but I hope they hatch ok for you soon

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Hi Suz,

Eggs are porous, so any that got liquid on them will possibly be tainted,

But it wouldn't stop the others from hatching if they are viable Wink

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7367 Location: isle of lewis

thanks george and everyone else,i think i will give them another couple of days and balance on the bed and candle them ,if i can stand the smell it really is that bad ,i woundered if there are eggs are rotten then would they contaminate the other eggs ,as eggs are porous
suz

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7367 Location: isle of lewis

managed to candle they all look as if there is a lot of liquid in them and they should have hatched yesterday ,
suz

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Oh dear,

That doesn't sound good Suz Crying or Very sad

Deb_Moderator · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661

Suz, I am so sorry. Clean the incubator really really good and go get yourself a new batch of eggs. Don't give up. Sad

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7367 Location: isle of lewis

i'm not going to ,i've got an order of white dorking and some wheaton marans coming ,the white dorking were really hard to find ,maybe this time bandhead

,although oh says leave it to the broodies it's much less stessful,i'm just going to break them open ,with a clothes peg on my nose ,
suz