Egg in the Weeds

Madie'sOddFlock

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Our house chicken(who spends the day outside, but sleeps inside), Peggy, was sitting on 3 eggs today. My rooster seems to finally be able to mount the hens(he's a bantam... or just really small). I candled them all. One was completely clear. The second one I could see an air sac at the point and a dark blob on the bottom. The third one is the same as the second, plus a really dark, smaller, blob that was moving in the middle. At first, I thought it moved as I turned it, but then I held it still and it jerked to the side. 1.) what could it be?
2.) do you think any of the others could be fertile? just for future reference.
 
Air sack should be at the rounder end. Jerking blob is a chick growing, you should also be able to see veins. Sounds about 4-5 days old x
 
Leave the other two for about 4 more days then candle again - you don’t know when she laid them, they may just not have grown as much yet. If still completely clear then discard.
 

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