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This is the second clutch my B.B's laid and all of the eggs (except two, from the first clutch)came out saggy looking, small, and very soft. The two eggs from the first clutch that looked better were firm, round, and healthy looking. I guess my question is, is this normal or are they all infertile? Even after 2 weeks they looked the same. With the exception of those other two. What do you think?
raymond
Cut out a hole in a piece of cardboard and put an egg on it. Hold a flashlight underneath in a dark room and if you see blood viens it's fertile. It sounds like though you have a bunch of infertile eggs. What temp is your incubator at? Fertile eggs should be like the two you mentioned, frim and not saggy looking.
Hope this helps. Let us know how it comes out. Oh another way to check would be to cut one of hte saggy eggs open and see whats inside. I would only do this after candeling and not seeing any bloodviens though.
Robert WOod
the egss are in a Hovabator @ 85 deg. I have them on Perlite, and I keep the bottom of the Hova filled with water at all times and every other day I spray around the egss to keep the perlite semi-moist.
From the first clutch I had to freeze the majority of the eggs because they started to grow mold and smell. (not to mention a week after going into the incubator they looked the same, dented and soggy looking.
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