Day 4 candling brown eggs?

[Ilovemyduckies]

I've got 18 Buff Orpington egg in my incubator. They are at day 4 and I cannot see anything. This is my first time trying to hatch brown eggs. I have tried to hatch black eggs, but because they were black I didn't bother candling them. They did develop fully, but did not hatch. Because this is my first time dealing with shipped eggs, and I spent money on them, I don't want one to be dead and contaminate/kill the other eggs. I also have a dozen duck eggs in there that are deloping very nice, and i don't want any dead chicken eggs to kill them. So, my questions are, what do they look like at days 3-6? Any pics? Also, will it start to get easier to see the development as they get older? Thanks in advance for any answers.

 

[chicmom]

I would recommend not candling until day 10 on a brown egg. It's just too hard to see, and it'll drive you nuts! A dead embryo normally won't contaminate the rest.

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

Well, the thing I am mostly worried about is that duck eggs are REALLY sensitive. But I'll do that, I think they will be fine until then.

 

[aoxa]

I would recommend not candling until day 10 on a brown egg.  It's just too hard to see, and it'll drive you nuts!  A dead embryo normally won't contaminate the rest. 

I wish I had have known this when I started!

My brown eggs are FINALLY showing at day 13 I checked on Tuesday and I couldn't see much at all, and now they are moving like crazy I am very excited!