How can you tell if an egg is dead or alive and how do you know when it is about to hatch?

Well since I have a Bobwhite Quail egg at home, when it is dead it is cold even when it has been in an incubator. When it is about to hatch you will hear peeping inside the egg. If it is alive than it will be warm. To keep it warm and alive you have to turn the egg 3 times a day. It takes about 23 to 24 days to hatch if you have cared for it correctly. However...

You can tell if it is alive if it is blue and if not it is dead.

all ducklings should hatch at the same time so the ones that don't are the dead ones. ...

no,she is NOT ALIVE. SHE is gone forever. DEAD,I TELL YOU, DEAD!

if they move they are alive

insert it in your rectum for 1 week and if it doesnt hatch its not alive.

Their gills will be closed if they are alive. but if they are ripped they are dead. ...

The way we tell a plant is alive is by how it is growing. A plant that is alive will grow and be green and eventually bloom, one that is dead will turn brown and not grow. ...

you can tell something is alive by the living thing can reproduce convert energy and adapt to his or her surroundings ...

You will know if a bamboo is dead if you wait a few minutes. If it doesn't move then it is dead. If it moves even a inch then it is alive. Some Pandas pretend like they are dead because the Pandas think you are going to kill them. That's how you know if a Panda is dead or if it is not dead and it is pretending. ...

if its breathing its still alive if its not, its probably dead.

Nope, he's still alive. Who would tell you that he is dead?

It is easy to tell whether a clam is alive. Just look at it: if it is dead, it hangs open and if it is alive, it will stay closed or be open the tiniest bit. ...

if it is open you poke it with something and if it closes its alive if it dose nothing it is dead ...

It stops breathing. And moving. And being alive.

When there's cytoplasm moving

They can be either, its hard to tell unless you plant them. If it grows it was alive, if it doesn't it is dead. ...

You won't be able to tell until the egg doesnt hatch when it is supposed to, which is 26 to 28 days. ...

You really can't tell as far as I know. :3

Put salt on it and if it moves it is alive.. (salt may also kill it if it is not dead already) ...

The way to tell if a fox tail palm is truly dead is to check the stem and roots. If both are mushy and brittle, the plant is dead. ...

They will turn brown if dead.

There is away, but if you need to know everything about telling if turtle effs are about to hatch there is this website called trutletails.com... if you want to know it right now let me know... ...

No, Billy Ray Cyrus is still alive how else could he still be on Hannah Montana Forever if you know please tell me. :-] ...

you know if a ciliated cell is alive if its nucleus wiggles in the cytoplasm. also if the hairs move really fast you can tell because if they move really slowly its as if they are lifeless and dead! thanks and i Hope this helps you! see ya buddies! ...