egg help

[winniezon]

first please don't criticise me. we have this pigeon egg we found(its mother abandoned it after we accidentally landed a tennis ball in the nest, we waited for days but she did not come back). i have been keeping it in a draw with a hot water bottle and tin foil to keep in the heat. there is ventilation but we are on holiday so we have limited resources. we guessed it was around 5 days old when we took it in. we have had it for 4 days. i candled it and i can see the air sac but i can see specks that look like blood spots and there is no sign of blood vessels in that spidery way. i tried to take a pic but it didn't show very well. is it too early to tell or has it died.

 

[winniezon]

p.s i have been turning it

 

[winniezon]

i tried to get a good one:

 

[winniezon]

here

 

[winniezon]

 

[Ali]

I don't know if this would work to be able to tell? @Zara

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...BMAp6BAgLEAU&usg=AOvVaw2KyTPXtlnQpVxGaDIwDfWn

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I read that somebody managed to hatch a stored egg after about 12 days.

Edit sorry link doesn't work will find another

 

[winniezon]

@Khizz ?

 

[JLcribber]

The chances of a successful hatching and this bird actually living are pretty low to none given the conditions you are keeping it in. What are you going to do if something actually does hatch?

Your desire to save this egg is admirable but a bit misplaced IMO.

 

[winniezon]

i just want to know if it looks alive or not

 

[Khizz]

I am clueless on breeding. Sorry, can't help here.

 

[Zara]

 

[scrape]

I'm no expert, but I would bet the egg is dead just by what happened. Eggs can be so sensitive. But it would be interesting if it was alive and hatched.

 

[winniezon]

yeah i might just put it out and leave it in a forest or something (i don't want to put it in the bin)

 

[winniezon]

it was a good experience

 

[winniezon]

what happens if you keep a dead egg warm

 

[winniezon]

the air cell has a dark patch in it what does that mean

 

[Ali]

Candling dark eggs - only see air cell?

Newbie incubating question - I have two eggs that the shells are very dark/thick - I couldn't see anything at day 7 and at day 14 I can only see the air cell at the end. It looks to be a normal size in both eggs (similar to the other eggs in the incubator) but everything else is too dark to...

www.backyardchickens.com

This may have some helpful information.

 

[winniezon]

every one the best thing just happened. i candled the egg and it has veins through it and i can see the embryo. i think it has a chance i am so glad i didn't throw it away

 

[winniezon]

sry this one

 

[winniezon]

i can see a little movement
it amazing that life has started when i only used a hot wwater bottle