Candling Question

[Chica Lady]

I have 2 eggs under a broody. Today is day 7. I candled them tonight and egg #1 is spot on with pics of day 7 that I have seen. My question is regarding egg #2. It has veins and an air pocket, but there is a black mass that takes up about a 1/4 or so of the egg. What does this mean? I would take a pic of it, but I'm not sure if my cam can take pics in the dark. I will try and see what happens. Here is the article from BYC that I am going by. It is a very good article, lots of pics.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/candling-pics-progression-through-incubation-of-chicken-eggs

 

[Chica Lady]

Probably the best one I have of egg #2

 

[kevs-chickadees]

I can't tell from your picture but from what your describing I'd say.......

 

[Chica Lady]

I can't tell from your picture but from what your describing I'd say.......

 

[Chica Lady]

I will try for better pics tonight

 

[Chica Lady]

Went out today to check on the chickens. This is what I found in the nest under Jackie. This was egg #1.

 

[Chica Lady]

Well, now that I have lost Egg #1, here are a better pic of Egg #2. This is the one I think is questionable. Can anyone help? Now that I have looked ahead in the article that I am following, it seems that it might be at day 10. I wonder if the farmer I got the fertile eggs from may have given me one that was already started and one that was just laid that day.......

Today is Day 8

 

[Chica Lady]

please help

 

[croach510]

It does look like it may be further along then egg 1. Can you see the embryo moving in the egg when you candle it?

 

[Chica Lady]

No, I didn't see any movement. I will just keep an eye on it. Hopefully, it wont get squashed like the other one.