The first was hatched on the 20th. They all died on the 26th. I found two that day.
Honestly those pics are after photoshop. I can’t see anything at all they’re mostly dark green. One pink.
We had 3 roosters. Definitely doing their jobs. I accidentally broke one that was def fertile. There were some changes in the first couple days while I had a hen sitting on them, but she was injured and stopped so we had some issues keeping them warm.
They’re between day 11 and day 8. All but one are very dark. All the chickens I used to have I bought as chicks, mostly to avoid this. But they were such a great bunch and this is what I had left, so I figured I’d try.
so I know there’s a thread or two on candling, I’ve read quite a bit.
Does anyone have any pictures of what things should actually look like, especially in a darker egg?
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