Eggs Gone Bad

Update on Trying to Hatch Eggs in an Incubator

When I used a high intensity flash light to candle the eggs in our incubator, I could see a nice dark blob in most of the eggs, but something didn't seem right. There was too much open space for eggs that should have been about ready to pip, or start chipping away at the inside of the egg, to free themselves. We checked regularly on day 20, then on day 21, on day 22, I knew we had a bad batch, but I waited till day 23, just to be sure. No chicks this time. We think the heat must have had some spikes or other uneven temperature problems. This is the third round of eggs that have spoiled, so I have decided to order a straight run of day old mixed breed chicks. We are looking forward to raising another good mother hen like our old broody Hope. She really knew how to set on eggs. She also was good at caring for the chicks and teaching them how to fend for themselves out in the yard!