Can this be a double yolker? Got my Answer. Pics.

[aalbury]

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Here's a link: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/315040538_227418f9a2.jpg&sa=N&um=1&ei=LuUGS7_5BMSztgfovvyaCA

This one looks a little further along than 8 days.

Not sure, but I would keep incubating it.

Yes it's 10 days, there are plenty if you search - this one's great: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/imgnov04macro/series.jpg

But clearly, if your view was aimed head-on rather than from the side, doesn't it make sense you'd see both eyes, just smaller?

From: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artnov04macro/mlchicken.html

 

[vkp23]

Don't take my word for it but it looks to me it may be a bad egg. I had one go bad and it had two little dark spots on it like that. I can't see well from that pic though. I would keep incubating it till the baby/babies get big enough to see movement. You'll know then. But still be care full I have a double yolk egg I thought quit on me and I popped it open to see what it looked like and at least one is still alive. I patched it up with press n' seal and he's still alive 3 days later. If you wanna read my post on it here it is.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=268457

 

[The Sheriff]

I candled this egg again tonight after going to Lowes to buy the Surefire 6P LED flashlight. There was a definite blood ring tonight and no movement in the black spot on the right that was moving last night. So I cracked it into a small bowl and found two embryos, one bigger than the other. I poured the embryos out onto a paper towel to make sure it was two embryos. The one on the right had two eyes. I should not have used paper towels because it wicked the liquid out of the embryos quickly and they sort of melted before I could take another pic. But here is a pic in the shell. You can see the embryos, the blood ring, and huge air cell. You can also see that the yolk had ruptured. So that's my experience with a double yolker. I am glad I didn't have to try and decide whether or not to let it hatch.

Thanks to those who responded. Now I can go back to worrying about the 20 viable eggs that are still in the incubator.

Mary

 

[aalbury]

I'm sorry about your double-yolker. Thanks for sharing-I'm learnin'!