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puffdogg Oct 04, 2006 09:27 AM

I have a cluth of eggs that are incubating some are nice and white and look great but some of the eggs are like a yellowy brown colour they look like garbage but they have retained their shape and have not concaved so I have kept them but I am curious if anyone knows if these egss will hatch in the future.

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kinyonga Oct 04, 2006 04:19 PM

The yellow/brown ones are likely not good....but the "rule" is don't throw away any until you are sure they are no good. I have heard of some pretty horrible looking eggs hatching.

puffdogg Oct 04, 2006 06:54 PM

thanks good to know I would keep em for years as long as they dont spoil and I'm glad to hear that (bleep)ty looking eggs can still hatch.

much appreicated

kinyonga Oct 05, 2006 08:06 AM

Its not a given....just a possibility.

sandrachameleon Nov 11, 2006 11:05 PM

I've had eggs from the same clutch, most of which looked perfect and white and a few which looked yellowish. I moved the off-coloured eggs to a separate container from the others. Eventually, all of them hatched, but they took 13 months to do so (normally they hatch in much less).
Unless the eggs collapse or go moldy, hang onto them.

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