Hi, this is my first attempt at incubating and I candled my eggs today, thinking there would be some veins or something as it's day four but there's only a dark area. 
is that just the yolk? Does that mean the eggs aren't developing? 
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Thankyou so much, that is a big help. I just didn't put two and two together that all eggs would have the air sac. Phew
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FB. Here is a great article on incubating eggs:
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