Help! Cut this egg or not?

[AerialArtist]

We're on day 53. The eggs have softened up quickly over the last two days. This egg had a few tiny specs of mold on it the last two days, which have now spread in a few short hours. The baby was moving yesterday when I candled. Would cutting it help or hinder at this point?

Yesterday:


Today:

[stickyalvinroll]

Cut it you could've cut on day 50

[AerialArtist]

If I cut one, do I cut the rest while I'm at it? My biggest concern is anything spreading to the other eggs.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Cut it you could've cut on day 50

Sure and if they are naturally due to pip at day 60, that means being exposed to bacteria and the possibility of drying out for the next 10 days before they finally emerge.

Cutting if done should not be done lightly ideally if you know the temps and the average at which clutches are set to hatch (based on previous clutches incubated at the same temps) you can cut 2 to 3 days prior but in all honesty doing it once the first one pips is even better. Anything done sooner is a lot riskier and unecessary.

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[AerialArtist]

So should I leave this egg and hope for the best?

[AerialArtist]

I should add the egg was very flattened out. Not sure if it's molding because the baby lost room to develop and died or what.

[stickyalvinroll]

Yes cut the egg and if you're scared itll spread set another egg box just for the infected one

[AerialArtist]

That's the thing I'm confused about - if it died because it didn't have anymore room to develop, do I cut the rest to help them or is the mold coming from an external source that will kill the rest if I cut them. GAH

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And I'm not saying I know if the baby died or not. Just a guess?

[bcr229]

When are they due to pip? What is the temp in your incubator?

[AerialArtist]

Between 88.5 and 90 the whole time. I have two different probes reading two different things.