Black spot in incubating egg

[Ae00629]

Hi everyone! New chicken owner here and I’m incubating my first batch of eggs. One egg has a black spot on the inside of the yolk (see pic attached). Chick is alive and moving around on the other side and the few times I’ve candled it, the black spot hasn’t moved. After I took this picture, I drew a circle around the border of the spot to see if it grows. Is this something I should be worried about? Thanks!

 

[nuthatched]

Did you candle before you started incubation?

 

[Ae00629]

Did you candle before you started incubation?

No. I received these eggs and an incubator from a lady who decided to “get out of” chickens. I didn’t know until after that the eggs she gave me were already being set on by a couple hens. So I had one incubator with 14 eggs at different stages of development, and she couldn’t even tell me how far along she thought they were. I went and bought a second incubator to separate the most developed from least developed. So I’m not sure if the egg in question has had this spot since the beginning

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Could it be a meat spot/blood clot in with the chick? That is pretty odd.

@Wyorp Rock @Miss Lydia Any ideas?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I honestly don't know.

 

[Ae00629]

Could it be a meat spot/blood clot in with the chick? That is pretty odd.

@Wyorp Rock @Miss Lydia Any ideas?

I didn’t figure it was common because I googled it and couldn’t find any answers or images to match

 

[DuckyDonna]

I would put it back in the incubator and keep a close eye on it. If the egg had been set on by the chicken maybe it started and then quit? Or maybe it's still going. Worth putting it back and seeing what happens I think. Not much else you can do at this point. Looks like there are veins all around it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I've never seen that.
I do see veins, so I agree, I'd put it back in the bator and see what happens.

 

[Ae00629]

The chick is definitely still alive because I see movement. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and praying for the best!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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