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post #1 of 11
1/21/12 at 6:35pm
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Okay, so I cracked open an EE egg that was to thick for me to see into. I have like 6 other fertile eggs on my first hatch and they are growing:) When I opened it... there was a big black thing, and I think there was an yoke in it. As I looked closer at the black thing, I noticed that it was fuzzy,and then it moved!!! My mom freaked out because she was totally grossed out because it was bloody and yellow and nasty. I have a few pictures on this site:  https://picasaweb.google.com/115431109617534465061/BabyChick?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJucyc_GzuCLaw&feat=directlink                                     

 

 

         Can you tell me if this is normal?

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post #2 of 11
1/21/12 at 6:51pm
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If the slight brown color in the yoke and the veins covering it, is normal. Sorry, this is my first time incubating.

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post #3 of 11
1/21/12 at 6:53pm

That would be a fetus. 

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post #4 of 11
1/21/12 at 6:53pm

Yes, you opened a normal, fertilized egg which killed the embryo inside (looks to be about 10 days or so). 

Tricia
50+ chickens, 35+ ducks (welsh harlequin, rouen, black swedish, pekin), 1 flying squirrel(Mr.Twitchy), 1 pony (Charlotte), 3 dogs(Sonny,Daisy and Jack), 4 cats(Diamond,Frosty,Holly and Sheldon), 6 rabbits, 1 very understanding hubby (20 years this year!) and 4 kids. Emily 13, Amanda 9, Samuel 6 and James 3.

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Tricia
50+ chickens, 35+ ducks (welsh harlequin, rouen, black swedish, pekin), 1 flying squirrel(Mr.Twitchy), 1 pony (Charlotte), 3 dogs(Sonny,Daisy and Jack), 4 cats(Diamond,Frosty,Holly and Sheldon), 6 rabbits, 1 very understanding hubby (20 years this year!) and 4 kids. Emily 13, Amanda 9, Samuel 6 and James 3.

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion

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post #5 of 11
1/21/12 at 6:55pm
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It is weird because I only had the egg in the incubator for 5 days... so maybe it started to form while it was in the nesting box, without a hen sitting on it??

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post #6 of 11
1/21/12 at 7:01pm

Well it looks like an embryo, but I don't see why there is so much blood? It doesn't look ideally normal to me.Perhaps something went wrong.......

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Chickens are very addicting droolin.gif , everyone here is a chicken addict yippiechickie.gif, people may look at you weird when you tell them, but its way better to be addicted to chickens then all the other stuff out there.............

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post #7 of 11
1/21/12 at 7:05pm
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Thank you! Do you know why it was so far ahead because I only had it in there for 5 days and someone said that it looked to be 10 days or so??                       Anyone???


Edited by LaurenV - 1/21/12 at 8:57pm
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post #8 of 11
1/25/12 at 1:15pm

It could be around 5 days. I was only guessing by the size. It's hard to tell from the picture. The embryo does look to be normal. Is there a particular reason that you opened the egg?

Tricia
50+ chickens, 35+ ducks (welsh harlequin, rouen, black swedish, pekin), 1 flying squirrel(Mr.Twitchy), 1 pony (Charlotte), 3 dogs(Sonny,Daisy and Jack), 4 cats(Diamond,Frosty,Holly and Sheldon), 6 rabbits, 1 very understanding hubby (20 years this year!) and 4 kids. Emily 13, Amanda 9, Samuel 6 and James 3.

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion

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Tricia
50+ chickens, 35+ ducks (welsh harlequin, rouen, black swedish, pekin), 1 flying squirrel(Mr.Twitchy), 1 pony (Charlotte), 3 dogs(Sonny,Daisy and Jack), 4 cats(Diamond,Frosty,Holly and Sheldon), 6 rabbits, 1 very understanding hubby (20 years this year!) and 4 kids. Emily 13, Amanda 9, Samuel 6 and James 3.

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion

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post #9 of 11
1/25/12 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by TriciaHowe View Post

It could be around 5 days. I was only guessing by the size. It's hard to tell from the picture. The embryo does look to be normal. Is there a particular reason that you opened the egg?


She said it was because the egg was too thick to see into. ???  Maybe when she was candling. 

 

In the future you may just want to leave it and wait the full time. Worst case, it dosen't hatch and you can check it then or just toss it. 
 

 

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post #10 of 11
1/25/12 at 4:21pm
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I will defiantly do that next time, this is my first hatch, and I was just curious. :D

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