Yeah, good "looking" infertile eggs will definitely always have that non-viable liquid inside, but you won't see a single red vein or beginnings of an embryo in there whatsoever.

It happens, and is simply part of the game my friend. Even later on when everything seems fabulous there can sometimes be problems with embryos aside from being too damp or too dry which can kill them. There is also stages of their development where there can be lethal mutations that just aren't meant to be and will kill the developing embryo when all seemed great before.

Don't ever let anyone here tell you that everything that happens is ALWAYS the owners "fault" because of poor husbandry or whatever, because that is simply pure BS. With living organisms there can (and are) problems that arise that are totally out of any human's control..

Those eggs were simply not meant to be buddy if there were no veins inside within two weeks time,...it's just as simple as that.

Don't get me wrong though, many people DO drown their embryos with too much moisture, and the egg swells up and the embryo dies inside. Also, peat and sphagnum moss are both highly acidic and are very resistant to fungus and mold growth. Soil, and many other mediums can actually promote this growth and can even have the mold spores inside waiting for the right conditions to thrive (i.e. warmth and moisture). Allowing a bit of air to circulate even underneath the eggs is preferable, that is why some suspension methods and course vermiculite or perlite are good for this because they don't pack solid and prevent air to get in and not allow more favorable conditions for fungus and mold growth.

Anyway, I'm sure you already know a bunch of that, but it's worth saying for anyone reading the post anyway...


~Doug
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