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Hi again,
I've been using this forum a lot recently haha.
It has been 19 days since the first egg has been laid, but I don't believe incubation started until a few (4 or 5) days after. I wasn't even sure if any of the eggs were fertile, and I'm still not.
I managed a look at the eggs today and was mildly shocked to see that the 2 older eggs were very, very slightly darker (almost enough to not be noticeable), while the younger ones were still white - I haven't seen them since last week, when they were all the same. The slightly darker ones were not stained. The parents are always incubating. I've only ever witnessed them both off the eggs for a few seconds before. As soon as I got up, the male shot straight back inside.
I want to candle them but it's too light at the moment. Does this mean they are dead in shell? Were they even fertile in the first place? Or are they about to hatch?
Many thanks.
I've been using this forum a lot recently haha.
It has been 19 days since the first egg has been laid, but I don't believe incubation started until a few (4 or 5) days after. I wasn't even sure if any of the eggs were fertile, and I'm still not.
I managed a look at the eggs today and was mildly shocked to see that the 2 older eggs were very, very slightly darker (almost enough to not be noticeable), while the younger ones were still white - I haven't seen them since last week, when they were all the same. The slightly darker ones were not stained. The parents are always incubating. I've only ever witnessed them both off the eggs for a few seconds before. As soon as I got up, the male shot straight back inside.
I want to candle them but it's too light at the moment. Does this mean they are dead in shell? Were they even fertile in the first place? Or are they about to hatch?
Many thanks.