candling day 9 help!!

[mrsrostocka]

hello everyone i am new to this we have decided to hatch a batch of barred plymouth rock eggs but i am slightly concerned with my eggs they all look healthy embryo's have veins they are moving around but my question is that when i candle them they only seem to be in half/3 quarters of the egg and the rest looks empty (lighter) if you understand me? sorry slightly panicking i hope they are ok nothing looks amiss they look like the one in day 8 but mine have been laid on there side so it is vertical line thing

 

[aart]

They'll fill up, give them time.
Posting pics can help if you can manage it.

...or...Here let me google that for ya:
https://www.google.com/search?q=can...QIHecoDj4Q9QEwAXoECAAQBg#imgrc=euydwXkgU9bM2M:

 

[mrsrostocka]

thankyou i just didn't want to hearthey are dead lol i was tempted to but i feel like i don't want to disturb the little ones too much (my hubby said it would be easy)i am stressing nearly as half as much s when i ws pregnant oh lord lol

 

[mrsrostocka]

would you say it was normal then?

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

You have to set your humidity accordingly so that the air cell is sufficient enough for the developing chicks for when they hatch.

 

[aart]

i just didn't want to hearthey are dead

You should be able to see movement or at least good red veins.
When I first started I candles on days 7-10-14-18.
There's lots to learn about hatching...do some browsing in the incubation forum here and take a look at this article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubating-and-hatching-chicken-eggs.64195/

 

[mrsrostocka]

yes my humidity is aprox 50% as i was umming and arring on what was best i top up my water 100mls every couple of days i have a joneal12 incubator

 

[mrsrostocka]

don't get me wrong i have read re-read and triple read alot of information to make sure i knew what i was doing (as much as i cn) also youtube and i try to go with the middle mark on all information or the commen factors i feel like evrything thing should be right but i ws just kind of concerned with the half egg occupancy thing

 

[aart]

Have you been marking your air cells?

Did you calibrate your thermometers and hygrometer?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

 

[mrsrostocka]

yes we did we ran it for a few days before setting the eggs so it was a constant temp