Setting eggs, anyone want to join me? - Page 3

Ok I have a question, one of my eggs one that would be on day 9 looks odd I can no longer see the embryo due to veins and a "black mass" forming around the entire egg. Is this normal? ( Its my first time hatching and candling eggs)

Hmmm sounds wrird can you post pics? Viens are a good sign though

I can try I'll post it in a few, it strikes me odd too. Though there is a chance I could be a few days off when I placed it in.

Ok so I took a pic but nothin showed up in the image my phone sucks and my Egg isn't white either its mint colored. But there is no signs of a blood ring and the air sack is normal. There is like only a sliver about a half inch wide letting light through where the "mass" is about to meet. I think it may be a chick cause the mass roll's. I guess I'm just nervous and scared that they're going to die half way through again.

Hopefully its just the baby

My name is Roxanne and i am an addicted hatcher...and .I dont want to read  this thread as my last batch are hatching  next week and i am trying not to hatch more until i get some from my own girlsDue to Lay SOON.. (aLSO ITS HATCH DAY FOR SOME IN LOCK NOW!)

 And bathroom has 3 brooders in as it is.

Reading others giving in  and doing more makes it too tempting  to say Hey... dont i need more of that breed?

But i have given in too many times..GGaaahhh

My son gave me a lecture last night about all my chickens ...... thats bad when youir own son gives YOU a lecture and a son  that is generally silent.GUG (Well hes 34 maybe thats even worse Better to be 6 and  you can say he doesnt know what hes talking about!)

 I ONLY have 30..think he is trying to deprive me... EVERYONE need at least 30! DONT THEY? ...WELL DONT THEY???

Well a dark mass can be the chick developing and i think but not positive  that you cant see veins well later sometimesI never could ut my eggs are all  dark ones  

 If the dark mass is taking up 3/4 of the egg then hold it close and still with the candler and see if anything  moves Sometimes you see a little flicker   of movement where the clear part meets the dark mass .I would guess its a chick Also is the mass sport of a u shape?often the chick forming will look like a U shape. in the egg

GOOD luck!

Edited by Roxannemc - 1/10/13 at 7:14am

@ Roxannemc - yes the "mass" takes shape like a U to meet in the middle on one side of the egg. That's where the slither of light shines through! I will check later when I turn them to see if I can see some sort of movement!

A nice full incubator. I am up to 55 eggs. I collected 4 more this morning and figured if I was already putting some in then why not.