Blood spot? Help!

[eggybritches]

This is my first time incubating. I set in 7 runner duck eggs yesterday (because that's all my incubator can hold) and after 24 hours I just candled them. I didn't expect to see anything yet because it's only been 24 hours, but I'm too curious not to. On one of the eggs it looks like a blood spot has developed. I have four other eggs that I have to pitch, but they've only been sitting an extra 24 hours. Should I switch the two out? Do blood spots develop in 1 day or am I being paranoid for nothing? If it is a blood spot could it still hatch?

HELP!

 

[Lollipop]

Well, the first thing to do eggybritches, is to realize that candleing so soon is absolutely no indication of an eggs viability. Give it til day 7 and then candle. If you have clear eggs, you can despose of them at that time.......Pop

 

[eggybritches]

Thank you! I know, I know, it's just killing me that I have four eggs that are sitting in my closet that could be perfectly healthy and these could be the duds.

Silly eggs giving me so much worry already.

 

[mulia24]

the *blood spot* could be an embryo, so you won't be able to be sure about that before day 7, you can candle on 3-4 days to see that spider lay inside your chicken eggs

, but to make sure, candle on 7th days.