Eggs still alive??

[Chickeroonie keeper]

Hey there,
I have a first-time broody silkie sitting on some eggs (also my fist time hatching eggs). An EE chick hatched last night, and a little silkie hatched this morning. I carefully candled the remaining 4 eggs, but can’t tell if they were alive, since I am lacking in experience with hatching eggs. I was hoping some folks on here may be able to help? Thanks in advance!

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#3- I’m sure this one is alive because I saw the chick moving inside when it was candled.

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[All4Eggz]

From pictures, you can't tell 100% if they are alive or dead. Just check daily and watch for movement.

 

[Chickeroonie keeper]

From pictures, you can't tell 100% if they are alive or dead. Just check daily and watch for movement.

Thought that might be the case. I’m curious if any look totally dead. Thank you!

 

[All4Eggz]

If i were to make my best guess, I would say 1 and 4 are dead. but then again I could be completely wrong, because it's just a photo

 

[yakitori]

3 looks like you have an internal pip. Are there movement in any of them? 1 and 2 looks dead to my untrained eyes...

@Kiki ?

 

[Kiki]

The only one that looks okay to me is number three.
There's no harm in leaving the eggs be for a couple of days just in case but I would not get my hopes up.

 

[NoFatChicks]

Hey there,
I have a first-time broody silkie sitting on some eggs (also my fist time hatching eggs). An EE chick hatched last night, and a little silkie hatched this morning. I carefully candled the remaining 4 eggs, but can’t tell if they were alive, since I am lacking in experience with hatching eggs. I was hoping some folks on here may be able to help? Thanks in advance!

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#3- I’m sure this one is alive because I saw the chick moving inside when it was candled.
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Hello. I know it’s been awhile since your post. I’ve got a similar story with a broody Silkie. Gave her 4 eggs from another flock to hatch. So 2 eggs were placed in her nest about 5 days before the other 2 (I’ve learned my lesson with that!) First two hatched. 2nd two not yet. She is not sitting on them except at night so we brought them in and made a makeshift incubator. I candled and they have a large air sac and I swear I saw movement. It’s so hard to tell!!