Candling eggs on Day 8, Not sure what I'm doing!

[pilgrimage]

Hi all- I recently joined this forum (today actually) for a bit of guidance. I have a Silkie hen who is very determined to have chicks. She went broody, and I was given some eggs from a friend who had two hens with successful hatchings within the past month. We figured the eggs were getting fertilized. During candling today, all I could see was a dark floating blob in each egg. I couldn't find a spot that looked like it could be an eye, but after looking at my other hens' eggs (we don't currently have a rooster so they are not fertilized) with a light there did seem to be a difference. The unfertilized eggs looked basically clear. Help! My adorable little Silkie hardly ever gets up and I'd be happy if she had just a chick or two to satisfiy her desire to mother. I need to know if she is wasting her time with this clutch of eggs. Does it sound like we are on the right track?

 

[ljf24]

Sounds good to me!
Good Luck!

 

[Germaine_11.20]

How many days old are the eggs? Around 4 days you should see some veining in the egg if it is a lighter color egg. By day 7 you should also see movement.

 

[pilgrimage]

I didn't see any movement as far as I could tell. I'm also wondering if these are not viable eggs if anyone has experience setting newly hatched chicks 2-3 days old under a broody hen who has been sitting? Do you think 2-3 days is too late for chicks to imprint on a hen?