Egg Going Bad

I went to check on the eggs this morning and let some air circulate. One of the eggs is turning green. The whole top of the egg that is not buried in the vermiculite is green. I tried wiping whatever it is off the egg with a paper towel, but it wasn't coming off. One other egg is starting to develop this green coloration in two small spots. The temp is steady and the humidity is fine. When you lift the egg out of the vermiculite slightly, the underside of the egg is a creamy white. So what is this and how do I get rid of it?

If the egg is not fertile, then it will go bad. You should remove it, so that it does not spread mold to the fertile eggs.

i would leave it in until it really starts to rot. is the egg box dripping on it??

i had a clutch of 5 that had 4 eggs go bad all on top of the one good egg. the mold didn't spread to the good egg and it stayed white the entire time.

But its the one I found a vein in. The light got through the egg and I saw on one side, a red vein. Is it still infertile? I will go ahead and remove it as you suggested.

No dripping that I can see. The eggs are not wet. There is condensation on the sides of the egg box though. I will take a picture and upload it.

DONT REMOVE IT YET!!! i have seen some post and nasty eggs can hatch!! leave it in until it rots completely. it will be ok!

When I opened the tub there was slight condensation on lid but it wasn't to the point of dripping. The green egg had very very slight moisture on one spot but the entire egg has turned green other than the underside that is covered by vermiculite.

I'm uploading the picture now.

look at the post below! condro eggs are not as forgiving as ball eggs!!


http://moreliaviridis.yuku.com/topic/11173

its might be sweating on the egg. try and dry you box up. add some more vermiculite

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...ake/badegg.jpg

that brownish one is for sure bad. the others look to be going south as well. you mix doesn't look to wet but keep an eye on it. i would leave the two white ones in a little longer but that brown one could be ditched.

good luck!!!

Add some dry vermic around the eggs...looks really wet on one side to me, which is the same side with the bad egg. Wouldn't hurt to leave the top off the egg box in the incubator for a day or two also.

Also, if you notice condensation on the lid and dripping onto the eggs, place a paper towel over the eggs to catch any drips. I had the same problem my first time around and that worked well.

sure looks bad to me! How far along are they? Looks like a couple of the other ones are caveing in also. If they are a few weeks from hatching the sides will form condensation..

Marty

While I saw a vein in the one egg that went bad, I candled it with a stronger flashlight and it is definitely not fertile. The inside is a pinkish orange and I saw no veins. I'm tempted to cut it open though and see what the inside is like. The entire egg is green now and definitely going bad.

One egg is developing green on its side but I think that is due to too much moisture in the egg tub. I removed the lid and will put it back on tonight.

I candled the remaining five eggs and each and every one definitely has veins! So that's five fertile eggs out of 6. Not bad. The three in the clump are doing really well. No green spots, no moisture. Nice plump eggs.

So, should I cut the green one open just to see what's inside? I'm one of those uber curious people.