Bad Eggs

[MissD]

My female laid her first clutch almost 9 weeks ago. The eggs were very large (compared to the past two clutches) and were nice, firm, and white. About 3 weeks into incubation 87f with vermiculite, the eggs started to dent. Then they started to mold. I wipped them and put anti-fungal powder. While the mold growth ceased, the collapsing continued. Into the 9th week, they are shrivled but I can't candle them because of the anti-fungal. I picked the best looking egg up to fix the vermiculite and it is still heavy. How wrinkled will an egg get when it dies? I can bet 100$ that egg2 is dead (it's very wrinkled), but egg 1 still has hope. How long do I wait? Will they stink when they die? I would like some responses from people who have actualy delt with an experience similar so that I can get some helpful advice.

BTW the temperature was decreased in the incubator for the past two clutches and the humidity was lowered and all three eggs look amazing (knock-on-wood).

 

[Rep-Tails]

Normally eggs dent do to embryo loss, or lack of moisture. Do you have any condinsation on the container lid? If not I would say that your incubation medium is to dry.

 

[MissD]

The eggs dented early on so I increased the humidity. They then continued to dent to their current state and also mold. Infertile to begin with? Seems like I tried everything to no avail, but my other eggs are just fine with just a little bit of work. Thanks for the reply.

 

[MissD]

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[Rep-Tails]

Sad to say but my guess would be bad from the get go. Normally when they mold its to much moisture, but since you said thay dented first I would increase the humidity (as you did). Sounds like you did everything you could, but sometimes its out of our control. My eggs are the same way, normally I dont have to mess with them the whole incubation time, but every now and then you get those couple stubborn ones.