Candled eggs are they babies or yolks?

[Finnie]

That looks like a clear egg to me that has a thicker shell area.

 

[Silkiesaz]

Would the thicker area move around? I candled it and when I shifted the egg it would move around like it was floating.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Stuff shouldn't float around in a developing egg. That looks like there's no development.

 

[KRack]

I think that egg may be a dud. I just candled 6 eggs to hatching chicks for the first time this past month, so I’m by no means an expert. But by day 12 I saw the embryo moving some (when I held the egg perfectly still), and I saw more distinct veins. Nothing should be floating in there at this point I don’t think.

 

[Silkiesaz]

OK... I am disappointed but thanks for your help. If it's a dud should I remove it from the nest or just went until the others hatch?

 

[nuthatched]

OK... I am disappointed but thanks for your help. If it's a dud should I remove it from the nest or just went until the others hatch?

Remove it, it will explode if it's left too long.

 

[Silkiesaz]

Oh no! Can't the bacteria hurt the other eggs?

 

[KRack]

Yeah, I’d remove it. I had 3 explode under my hen fairly early on because I didn’t candle early. I had to clean the other eggs off, which I read has to be a really delicate process. Of the 3 remaining, only 1 hatched. Not sure if it was the cleaning or not, but I’d prefer not go through that again.

 

[Silkiesaz]

Ok thank you

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Looks like it was just not fertile
You have others with veins ?