Fertilized egg????

[ponygirly306]

I have an egg under my hen and it has been there since sunday i candled it just then and i'm wondering, it has an air pocket, does that mean anything? and should i be seing anything on day 2?

and what should i be seeing by days 3-4
thanks

 

[LocoPollo]

THere is always an air sac at the large end of the egg. I am not sure if day 2 would yield anything visible, however at day three you ought to be able to see veins around a little embryo.

 

[hinkjc]

http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/

Jody

 

[ponygirly306]

thankyou, any one else??

 

[JanieMarie]

Check out these sites too: http://www.minkhollow.ca/HatchingProgram/Candling/Week1/Day-1.html http://www.picsyard.com/From_egg_to_chicken Some good candling pics in the one and the other one is just interesting. Good luck to you!

 

[M@M@2four]

I don't candle mine until about 6-7 days after the time it has been set. By then when you candle it(air sac side up), you'll see veins in the egg and a tiny embryo. If you see veins, it's fertile! Try not to candle it too much! I know it's exciting, but best to be left under the mama hen. Her body creates perfect temperature and perfect humidity for that egg!

 

[hinkjc]

I don't see the point in trying to hatch an egg or candling it for that matter if you don't have a rooster.

Jody

 

[Farmer Kitty]

This is the member with the ISA Brown that she calls an "It". There is a post on "It" She left the egg under her broody hen trying to figure out if "It" is a roo or hen.

Wait until at least day 7. The more you handle the egg the more chance you have of killing any potentual chick.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=92726 for "It's" thread.

 

[M@M@2four]

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[horsecrazy]

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well she has an "it" that could be a rooster