Dead or Alive?

[TheChickInn29]

I have 8 d anver bantam eggs in the incubator on day #10. I candled on day 7 and all were moving with a healthy network of veins. These two however look like they've stopped developing since then but I want to be 100% certain before they are chucked into the abyss. This is my 1st time hatching using an incubator.

 

[Asha_Gail]

It doesn't look viable to me, but I could be interpreting the picture poorly. If it were me, I'd leave it in the incubator if you're not 100% sure. Personally, I prefer to play it safe if I can't tell.

*Edit: if it is a loss it's a later stage loss, you can compare it to an egg you feel more confident about and note differences. I feel like it's not viable because it looks muddled inside vs clearly defined veins.

 

[TheChickInn29]

It doesn't look viable to me, but I could be interpreting the picture poorly. If it were me, I'd leave it in the incubator if you're not 100% sure. Personally, I prefer to play it safe if I can't tell.

*Edit: if it is a loss it's a later stage loss, you can compare it to an egg you feel more confident about and note differences. I feel like it's not viable because it looks muddled inside vs clearly defined veins.

I agree. The other 6 so far have clear defined veins and lots of movement. These two don't look like that anymore. Crazy what a 3 day difference can do as they all were off to a great start.

 

[Susan Skylark]

Leave it in a few days if it doesn’t stink. Open eggs when you do finally pull them, you can learn a lot about development and what an abnormal embryo looks like.