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is it normal and if not what are the causes or solutions for denting eggs........they were candled and all have red glow but a few have dented a bunch only days after laying.......is this normal any help will be greatly appreciated

The most likely problem is that your incubating them to dry. Add some moisture to the incubator by either moistening the incubation medium or placing a small bowl of water inside the incubator and keep an eye on things to make sure you don't go from too dry to too wet(moisture building up on the eggs). Standard incubation mix I use is 1:1 by weight vermiculite/water. Then I'll add water if necessary during incubation by adding to the vermiculite, NOT spraying the eggs. This would be the most likely cause in my opinion since you stated they are fertile. Hope that helps, take care

Paul

I think I misread your post a little bit. Is there just a glow when you candle them, or can you actually see veins?

no i saw veins.......i had read somewhere to look for a good red glow and ive also see veins when i did it.......ive dampened the vermiculite a bit and i didnt get the eggs wet ......could their have been any damage done by what ive mentioned happening.....it has not gotten any worse and there is no discoloration between any of the eggs........it looked alot wors when i first saw it as a good part of the eggs which is plump looking was under other eggs and some vermiculite........thanks for the help.....Jerry

U NEED TO INCREASE THE MOISTURE IMMEDIATLY WHAT KIND OF INCUBATOR ARE U USING IF U ARE USING A HOVABATOR OR LITTLE GIANT INCUBATOR YOU HAVE TO PUT THE EGGS ON A THICK WAD OF NEWSPAPER LIKE 1/2 INCH THICK AND SPRAY IT DOWN EVERY 2-3 DAYS WITH WATER ESPECIALLY IN BETWEEN ALLLL THE SHEETS OF PAPER

Just a suggestion, but if your having to add water every 2-3 days, you might want to look into getting some vermiculite. That's a lot of added effort, and opening and closing of the incubator(temp. fluctuations). Just a suggestion, take care!

Paul