As a result, ecological interactions between individual organisms and entire species are often difficult to define and measure and are frequently dependent on the scale and context of the interactions (Harrison & Cornell 2008; Ricklefs 2008; Brooker et al. 2009).s a result, ecological interactions between individual organisms and entire species are often difficult to define and measure and are frequently dependent on the scale and context of the interactions (Harrison & Cornell 2008; Ricklefs 2008; Brooker et al. 2009).
Bacteria from a dirty egg grows inside, turning the contents into a foul liquid, killing any embryo present. Gasses build up and generate pressure that may cause the egg to ooze or explode. I rescued this egg from one of my fairweather broody hens, who had abandoned her nest after two weeks of sitting. The egg was no longer warm when I found it, which didnât give me much hope for the embryoâs viability, but I placed it in my incubator hoping for the best a few days ago.
If the chicks have died the blood will be dead and brownish and the egg will look kind of muddy inside (through the shell). The thicker the shells, the brighter the light will need to be. At 16 days incubation, you only have a few more to go, till 21 days. It would be a shame to toss them or open them at this point.