Freaky Egg Day 6

alley cat · 19-04-2014, 09:59 PM

Took this quick pic so that you could all have a look at how Freaky Egg is doing

also noticed whilst I was checking that it is sparkly and so is 1 other from the same clutch, also oddly, half of another from a different female is too??

Merlin M · 19-04-2014, 10:02 PM

Sparkly? Maybe best to stop feeding them glitter!

alley cat · 19-04-2014, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlin M

Sparkly? Maybe best to stop feeding them glitter!

I wish I knew why they would be sparkly, seems odd that it is not entire clutches, just certain eggs?

becciwales · 19-04-2014, 10:47 PM

Ooh that is odd.

emma_mcraf · 19-04-2014, 10:59 PM

Despite the sparkles, the egg looks good still (not that I really know what I'm talking about, but the yolks have settled at the bottom!). It'll be interesting to see how the sparkly bits change throughout the incubation period.

alley cat · 19-04-2014, 11:08 PM

I just did a quick search on here and it seems that there have been others with sparkly eggs...mainly Spur Thighs apparently

**egyptiandan64** · 19-04-2014, 11:25 PM

I've had tons of sparkly eggs and never worried about them. They hatch just as well as a non-sparkly egg.

The egg/s look good Alley. You can actually see that there are 2 yolks in the egg from your picture.

Danny

alley cat · 19-04-2014, 11:30 PM

Yes Danny I thought 2 yolks as well, I cant see any kind of divide inside the egg which I had wondered about.
Sparkles are pretty, do you know any reason for them?

**egyptiandan64** · 19-04-2014, 11:33 PM

No there won't be any solid divide in the egg, but each embryo should have it's own clear sack. I don't think they will have their own white membrane. The sparklies are most likely minerals (other than calcium

) that are in the diet.

Danny

alley cat · 20-04-2014, 07:57 AM

When you say white membrane do you mean the membrane that lines the inside of the egg shell? the first thing you come to if you crack an egg?

If the sparkles are produced by minerals why are they only on certain eggs in a clutch? Do you have any links to info on this? I would like to read up if there is anything out there!

Thanks Danny

19-04-2014, 09:59 PM	#1
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Freaky Egg Day 6 Took this quick pic so that you could all have a look at how Freaky Egg is doing also noticed whilst I was checking that it is sparkly and so is 1 other from the same clutch, also oddly, half of another from a different female is too??

19-04-2014, 10:02 PM	#2
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	Sparkly? Maybe best to stop feeding them glitter! __________________ 1:1:1 Horsfields (Misha, Amber and Teabag) 1:0:0 Dog: Rocco, Rottweiler cross 1 husband (Russ)

19-04-2014, 10:47 PM	#4
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	Ooh that is odd. __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

19-04-2014, 10:59 PM	#5
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Despite the sparkles, the egg looks good still (not that I really know what I'm talking about, but the yolks have settled at the bottom!). It'll be interesting to see how the sparkly bits change throughout the incubation period. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

19-04-2014, 11:25 PM	#7
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	I've had tons of sparkly eggs and never worried about them. They hatch just as well as a non-sparkly egg. The egg/s look good Alley. You can actually see that there are 2 yolks in the egg from your picture. Danny __________________

19-04-2014, 11:08 PM	#6
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	I just did a quick search on here and it seems that there have been others with sparkly eggs...mainly Spur Thighs apparently

19-04-2014, 11:30 PM	#8
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Yes Danny I thought 2 yolks as well, I cant see any kind of divide inside the egg which I had wondered about. Sparkles are pretty, do you know any reason for them?

19-04-2014, 11:33 PM	#9
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	No there won't be any solid divide in the egg, but each embryo should have it's own clear sack. I don't think they will have their own white membrane. The sparklies are most likely minerals (other than calcium ) that are in the diet. Danny __________________

20-04-2014, 07:57 AM	#10
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	When you say white membrane do you mean the membrane that lines the inside of the egg shell? the first thing you come to if you crack an egg? If the sparkles are produced by minerals why are they only on certain eggs in a clutch? Do you have any links to info on this? I would like to read up if there is anything out there! Thanks Danny

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