First time candling eggs

[pecangrove]

I have 27 eggs incubating, and this is the 8th day after setting. So I decided to candle them. Mind you, the majority of the eggs were posted to me, and I can't verify their odds of fertility.
The results are VERY mixed. I have 2 absolutes that I saw wiggling around (yay!). Then I have a few with thick red lines, some a red circle with a black dot, one a red circle with a black dot that jiggles, some that have what I think are yolks floating around, and some that have dark areas that won't move (they are near the side). Then I also have one that has a red line with veins and a large dark area but it moves, almost like it's breathing. Then there is another just like that one that won't move at all.
So, any suggestions as to what to toss and what to hold on to?
Thanks!

 

[kort soojian]

At 8 days the eggs should have large veins and a medium black spot in the center to top of the egg

 

[pecangrove]

So should I toss all except the 2 that I saw moving, or only other certain ones?

 

[bugglesmommy]

If the egg looks like this, chunk it.

This is a blood ring.

Also this.

It sounds like you may have some bad eggs. I copied these offline- no credit for taking the pics. here. If they look anything like those- toss em.

 

[pecangrove]

Ok, so recandled some of the more questionable ones. Here are some pix, if you don't mind verifying for me, please.

This one I am thinking is a goner.



This one has a dark area that won't move no matter how you turn it. I can't see any red lines or veins, though. Don't know if I should leave it a few more days or just throw it out.




This is a confusing one to me, too. There is a faint reddish edge to it, but there is a large black area and you can see a few veins, too. Though not so well in this pic. But the black area doesn't move. No wiggle, no changing position when you turn the egg. No movement.



So, yay or neigh on these? I also have some that look clear, and a few that what I would think it the yolk that stays at the top, no matter how you turn it. I am thinking these are probably duds.
Thanks for the help! I just don't want to throw out good eggs nor do I want rotten ones to ruin the rest.

 

[bugglesmommy]

Clear eggs at this point are infertile. The first is definitely bad. The second is probably also no good. Can't say for sure on the third. I'd give that one more time.

 

[pecangrove]

Oh, one more question.... a lady gave me a few BR eggs the day after a set these, so I just added them in. So far they look like nothing, but should I give them a few more days or should they be old enough to show an embryo, too?
Thanks again!

 

[pecangrove]

Thanks Buglesmommy. Growing up we had an incubator and raised all kind of eggs, but we never candled them. We just waited to see if any started to smell off and threw those out. LOL
I am really hoping to get at least 4-5 out of these... not sure I'll reach that, but at least it will be a good re-learning experience. So far I have found 4 alive and wiggling, so here's hoping at least those make it. Of course then it will be my luck they'll be all roosters. LOL

 

[bugglesmommy]

If its day 7 for the other eggs and they are still clear they are probably infertile but it won't hurt to give them a few more days.

 

[pecangrove]

Ok, will do. I appreciate the help.