Can non-fertile eggs, still have veins in them?

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justin-branam

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Can non-fertile eggs, still have veins in them? EDIT: included picture

I asked this a while back but never got a question. another one of my females just laid eggs, and both look to be non-fertile (yellowish when canfeled, and look pretty dented/collapsed). one does however have a few red veins in it. does this mean it could possibly be fertile, or do non-fertile eggs sometimes have veins in them too? they are both in the incubator just in case, but i think they will probably mold soon.

EDIT: here is a picture of the egg in question. also note, she laid them on the floor, and im not sure how long they were there (out of town from thursday night to sunday morning when i found them). you can also see how dented it is. could this be from the egg drying out?

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BalloonzForU

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I think eggs that are fertile show viens, but the ones that do not go on beyond that have just died off or the embryo never attached and died. I can't see how there could be viens in an egg that is not fertile, viens equal blood, if there is nothing in the egg there shouldn't really be blood. However this is just my thoughts on the matter, I'm no 100% sure this thinking is correct.
 
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GeckoMandi

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I'm having the same issue, my female laid her first clutch ever and both eggs have veins and I seen bulleyes also see veins, so ill keep my fingers crossed for us both ;)
 

Scott&Nikki

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With a very basic understanding of birth and conception and all of that, I don't see it could possibly have veins without being (at least at some point) fertile.
 

BluGnat

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I had one egg that was collapsed - like 1/4 of it was cratered in from end to end - and I was SURE it couldn't be viable but incubated it anyway...long story short, it hatched a beautiful baby. I learned that it's best to never toss them unless they start to mold or otherwise become 100% obvious that they're bad.
 

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