- Joined
- Mar 23, 2010
- Messages
- 196
I have five eggs laid in mid Aug this year and they are placed in a small incubator with temperature set at abt 31 degrees C. They are about three quarter covered in moist vermiculite. Inside got a small container where I top it with water to maintain humidity.
About once a week I will open incubator to circulate air. Today I detect a whiff of rotten egg smell and noted two of the eggs seemed to be a bit black internally. The other three eggs are quite white still. I dare not hold up the eggs for fear of disrupting it and also of explosion in my hands which happened before.
To those who have successfully reared eggs, any advice for me? Do you think I am doing correctly and whether how to tell if my eggs are fertile and developing?
I think maybe I should now open incubator more frequently like once in 3 days to allow air pollutants to let go and let eggs explode on it's own.
About once a week I will open incubator to circulate air. Today I detect a whiff of rotten egg smell and noted two of the eggs seemed to be a bit black internally. The other three eggs are quite white still. I dare not hold up the eggs for fear of disrupting it and also of explosion in my hands which happened before.
To those who have successfully reared eggs, any advice for me? Do you think I am doing correctly and whether how to tell if my eggs are fertile and developing?
I think maybe I should now open incubator more frequently like once in 3 days to allow air pollutants to let go and let eggs explode on it's own.