Re: fungus on eggs

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Posted by Walt Deptula on May 19, 2001 at 16:35:21:

In Reply to: fungus on eggs posted by Tom Kufahl on May 19, 2001 at 15:48:05:

: I'm trying to hatch my very first clutch of eggs, and fear I have been keeping them too moist. There are discolorations on some of the eggs, & 1 0r 2 have even a texture on them. I'm so much wishing there was a fungicide for them. Is there such a thing? Thanks, tk

Hi Tom,

Good eggs are extremely tolerant of a very wide range of temp and humidity. If your eggs are going bad it is most likely because they are not fertile rather than related to anything that you may have done. Simply put, bad eggs will mold and turn color. Occassionally, some degree of mold will grow on good eggs but this is almost never an impedement to those eggs hatching. If it bothers you, wipe it gently with a damp cloth or brush it gently with a damp tooth brush (not your own) while holding it in the position it sits with your other hand. You mentioned "texture" and texture is generally the sign of a good egg. If you look closely at the eggs in adequate light you will find that good eggs are not smooth but rather have a definite texture/pattern to the surface area. I can best describe the diffrence by suggesting that you examine a hard boiled chicken egg. The shell will actually have texture, a grainy feel and pattern, while if you peel the egg shell and hold the white of the egg, you will feel a smooth, almost slimy feel, most closely reprentative of the feel of a bad snake egg.

Walt Deptula

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: : : I'm trying to hatch my very first clutch of eggs, and fear I have been keeping them too moist. There are discolorations on some of the eggs, & 1 0r 2 have even a texture on them. I'm so much wishing there was a fungicide for them. Is there such a thing? Thanks, tk : Hi Tom, : Good eggs are extremely tolerant of a very wide range of temp and humidity. If your eggs are going bad it is most likely because they are not fertile rather than related to anything that you may have done. Simply put, bad eggs will mold and turn color. Occassionally, some degree of mold will grow on good eggs but this is almost never an impedement to those eggs hatching. If it bothers you, wipe it gently with a damp cloth or brush it gently with a damp tooth brush (not your own) while holding it in the position it sits with your other hand. You mentioned "texture" and texture is generally the sign of a good egg. If you look closely at the eggs in adequate light you will find that good eggs are not smooth but rather have a definite texture/pattern to the surface area. I can best describe the diffrence by suggesting that you examine a hard boiled chicken egg. The shell will actually have texture, a grainy feel and pattern, while if you peel the egg shell and hold the white of the egg, you will feel a smooth, almost slimy feel, most closely reprentative of the feel of a bad snake egg. : Walt Deptula

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