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One of my Hondo eggs has become slightly rippled at one end. Its one of the lower eggs in the pile, and ive done my best to ensure that plenty of room has been left for them to swell. Could it be that i have left insufficient room for this egg, or is it too damp for it? Wus up wit dat?

Many thanks for your replys.

Ultramouse.

the most likely probability is that it's a "bad" egg--that is, one that was infertile or flawed and was going to die anyway, and NOT that it is succumbing to any flaw in the environment you've provided it. (that's without knowing ANYthing about the conditions you've got them in). But it's not at all uncommon for an egg or two to go bad in a clutch.

There's no need to remove it, the consensus is that the fungus or whatever that might ultimately attack a bad egg will be resisted by the good eggs (people see fungus on eggs and assume that's what's "killing" the eggs rather than vice versa, that eggs die or were no good, and the fungus is nature's way of getting rid of those bad eggs). You'd probably do more damage trying to tear it loose from the rest of the eggs than could ever happen from leaving it in place.

Terry

I've had eggs that were slighty ripled but still developed 7 some that went bad. if you don't see the eggs turning yellowish then they are more then likey still good. I've seen eggs (not mine) hatch that had a little fuzz on them. the sure way to tell is if you begin to smell them then the clutch is bad trying seperate them now would more then likely destroy the whole thing so just be patient & see what 50 some days bring.

Thanks for the reply's chaps. Ive tried over the last few days to give the eggs a bit more room at either end, and this seems to have reduced the ammount of crumpleing ive been expiriencing at the end of the egg. Its still a little crumpled but looking a lot fuller than it did before. Improvement = still alive?