5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

ok i know im not to touch eggs but this is my first time hatching and im making it a hands on learning exp. for not only me but for me but also my kids.sooooo that being said we have been candling 1x real fast everyday to see growth 4 of them doing real good 2 seem to be not growing at same to other 4 (a lil slower?) maybe not ferted? and my double yolker im thinking not ferted either its same as other 2 but they have changed a lil.i just dont know when i should worry dont want to throw out and kill a chick by mistake just in case they just are slow starters ? dont know if there is such thing as slow starters ?
 
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ok i know im not to touch eggs but this is my first time hatching and im making it a hands on learning exp. for not only me but for me but also my kids.sooooo that being said we have been candling 1x real fast everyday to see growth 4 of them doing real good 2 seem to be not growing at same to other 4 (a lil slower?) maybe not ferted? and my double yolker im thinking not ferted either its same as other 2 but they have changed a lil.i just dont know when i should worry dont want to throw out and kill a chick by mistake just in case they just are slow starters ? dont know if there is such thing as slow starters ?
You will know by day 8 usually. If you cannot tell for sure, then wait longer. Use the sniff test though. There is a distinct odor to rotten eggs.
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Next eggs I am hatching are gonna be light colored eggs. These beautiful, dark, opaque eggies are rather a mystery. Kinda pointless to try to candle. I guess new years will be either a happy surprise or a "learning experience" I am going to go stare at the incubator and think "grow, grow, little chickies" because that's about all I can do. . .
 
Next eggs I am hatching are gonna be light colored eggs. These beautiful, dark, opaque eggies are rather a mystery. Kinda pointless to try to candle. I guess new years will be either a happy surprise or a "learning experience" I am going to go stare at the incubator and think "grow, grow, little chickies" because that's about all I can do. . .

With the High intensity Brinsea Ova View you can often see the air cell and veins there.

Often what you see with very hard to see into eggs is either a glow or darkness. If over the first 18 days, the Darkness is getting bigger and the air cell is growing too, then there is a chick in the egg. If the egg continues to glow, it is not developing and is a clear.

Weighing and weight loss shows develoment too.
 
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I had to wait a while before it would let me on this morning. Working now though! So, thought I would share what I found hatched in a tree who knows when. Ha..anyone else have any of these hatching soon? We have another grandbaby on the way, number 33!
 
I had to wait a while before it would let me on this morning. Working now though! So, thought I would share what I found hatched in a tree who knows when. Ha..anyone else have any of these hatching soon? We have another grandbaby on the way, number 33!
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Great picture!
 

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