Help with candling dark eggs

[Chickducklover]

How do you know if a embryo is alive or not with dark colored eggs specifically Americauna eggs? I've candled but I'm unsure bc I see shadows but hard to see anything else. The eggs are about 9 days along.

 

[sumi]

There are some tips on this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/266963/how-to-candle-dark-shelled-eggs/0_30

Good luck with your hatch!

 

[Chickducklover]

Thank you