Missed Egg Laying

SO the container with the eggs isn't completely air tight and I may be a bit low on moisture content in it. If it is too dry then the eggs should start to wrinkle and shrink, correct?

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Originally Posted by gsarchie

SO the container with the eggs isn't completely air tight and I may be a bit low on moisture content in it. If it is too dry then the eggs should start to wrinkle and shrink, correct?

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Eggs will start to deflate and if the issue is not corrected they can reach the point of being too far gone, obviously you don't want that, your humidity should be as close to 100% as possible. A simple fix would be some glad press and seal.

Sounds good, I'll pick some up. I'd thought about that as a solution. I also need to get a 2nd tub ready to go incase any of my other three girls go this year.

Two eggs went bad a while back but the other four are looking good. They are dimpled and the humidity in the tubs is increasing. Sunday is day 55 so I am hoping to see some activity by then. If not will look at cutting but not before then, if at all.

1 egg did in fact go bad but the other three are doing great. I cut one on day 57 to see if it was alive and the other two on day 60, which was yesterday. Today, the two that I cut yesterday are hanging out of the eggs but are not fully out yet, and the one that I cut on day 57 still hasn't popped a head out yet. Looks like ate least one is hypo if not two and one of the hypos may be a sable. I believe the third is a normal sable but I am not sure. The one that died was definitely a sable. I will share pictures soon in another thread.

Congrats on the hatch out! Can't wait to see pics!

SO the non-hypo is eyeless and has a crimped looking snout on the sides. It appears to be viable, however, as it finally stuck its head out overnight last night. If it makes it out I'll put some photos up of its head so you can see what I am talking about.