Day 13, still alive?

[lmiller33]

Candled on the the 13th day...does its still look alive? Shew all this stress with losing the last one i hope its developing normally.

 

[minihorse927]

Can you see any kind of movement at all? Typically by day 13 the majority of the egg should be black/dark. Check out the first post on this thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876
Scroll down and look at day 13. These are really good pictures from candling.
Also if your using an incubator and not a broody and your temps may have been low it could be developing slower but still alive.

 

[Julie08]

I would call that an early quitter.

 

[lmiller33]

Does anyone have any idea what the distinct black line around it could mean?

 

[Katy]

Quote:
It's a blood ring which occurs when the embryo dies and the blood drains out of the veins when they break down.

 

[debilorrah]

That's a quitter.

 

[lmiller33]

..great!