Day 17

[Kim Burgess]

I hope I am at the right place to ask a question. I am on day 17 of hatching chicken eggs. In one of my eggs I can't see any movement or veins. There is also a air cell on both ends of the egg. Could it be a late chicken death

 

[oregonkat]

If you are on day 17 and you don't see any veins, you are probably looking at an unfertilized egg. Is the egg completely clear? If there is a mass but no movement then the embryo is most likely dead. Sorry!

 

[Kim Burgess]

If you are on day 17 and you don't see any veins, you are probably looking at an unfertilized egg. Is the egg completely clear? If there is a mass but no movement then the embryo is most likely dead. Sorry!

 

[Ryder]

Is they egg shell a dark color becuase I have some marans and they lay dark eggs and I cant see anything in the egg.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

I use a flashlight to candle my eggs, so i don't see any veins in the final stages. I don't know if you can see them with a regular candler or not. Did you see veins in the first week? If so, i would say there is a good chance it's alive. Anyway, since you are so close, i would just wait it out, and see if it hatches! Good luck!

 

[aart]

I hope I am at the right place to ask a question. I am on day 17 of hatching chicken eggs. In one of my eggs I can't see any movement or veins. There is also a air cell on both ends of the egg. Could it be a late chicken death

Have you candled previously in the incubation to watch for development and to trace the air cells??

 

[Kim Burgess]

that's the small end

Have you candled previously in the incubation to watch for development and to trace the air cells??

 

[Kim Burgess]

Yes and there was only the one air cell at the top. The chick was moving a little the day before. Then today no movement. I also couldn't see the veins that well the day I saw slight movement

 

[Kim Burgess]

I use a flashlight to candle my eggs, so i don't see any veins in the final stages. I don't know if you can see them with a regular candler or not. Did you see veins in the first week? If so, i would say there is a good chance it's alive. Anyway, since you are so close, i would just wait it out, and see if it hatches! Good luck!

Yes I saw a few veins on day 16. I'm going to leave it in and hope for the best. Thank you