Re: blotchy shells

Amy Blankenship wrote:
"rumblings" <rumblingsDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:64a43qF2a40hcU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I've got some purchased eggs in my incubator which don't look good at all when candled. Several of them have blotchy and wrinkly shells. Here is a pic:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24804480@N04/2342612563/

Are those markings of any significance??

That looks like a weak spot in the egg, which ahs probably let all sorts of contamination in. I wouldn't expect this egg to hatch, and would never have selected it for incubation myself.


Oh I see! I wondered if it indicated some sort of disease of the hen. Looking more closely I see that 5 of the 6 eggs have these marks and there is even a partial crack line running away from one area - so I suspect you are right. These are actually replacements for the first (expensive) batch which didn't hatch either. Thanks for providing an explanation.
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