Candling... What am I looking for?

[REW_Chicken]

We have a young silkie rooster. He will be 1 in May. I cracked an egg a few weeks ago this was obviously fertilized. It has veins throughout the yolk. I decided that it might be fun to try and incubate and hatch our own eggs.

We are on day 9...I don't think a single one of my 9 eggs is actually fertilized, but again, I have no idea what exactly I am looking for. All of my eggs look like the one in the picture.

I am assuming that none are actually fertilized. My kids are really excited to hatch some eggs, and I have someone I can get for sure fertilized eggs from, but I would feel so bad if it turned out these are actually viable and I tossed them.

Help!

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

If you're on day 9, you should be seeing veins throughout the egg. It unfortunately doesn't look fertilized.

 

[REW_Chicken]

If you're on day 9, you should be seeing veins throughout the egg. It unfortunately doesn't look fertilized.

Thank you! That's kind of what I figured. I haven't actually seen my rooster mount any hens, he tries, but he's half the size of most of my hens. I guess I need to get him some silkie ladies.

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

He would probably love that!