Candling the eggs- pitch black?!?

[wullus]

So this is my first hatch and I have four eggs that I could see with blood vessels in the early days growing. So they are definitely fertile. That was around day 5 that I could see development.

It is now day 13 and with every single light in my house I use, all four eggs are pitch black! I cannot see a thing, except when I move the light to the base of the egg, I can see the air cell glowing. Is it always this difficult to see the embryo? I have tried every Possible candling light in my house with no luck.

Thanks

 

[Nicole01]

Mine are the same and it's my first hatch too! I'm leaving mine alone from now on and letting momma do all the work. It sounds like they are doing well. Here's a good link for candling day to day.
http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=73884.0

 

[wullus]

Hey thank you! Turns out I have actually come across that website last week haha, I should have remembered. Good luck with yours too!

 

[Nicole01]

I have 3 pitch black eggs! 3 half black, which I can see a black chick moving in my blue/green egg! I'm hoping that's my girl! The father is barred rock. I wasn't going to look today, but I couldn't help it. I'm putting away the flashlight. I'm expecting hatchlings starting the 23rd-27th. All still look good(I hope).

I got the dog kennel ready for the new arrival I'm keeping today.