Question about candling...

[serendipity22]

Hey guys!

I found the coolest little LED flashlight that is absolutely great at candling my eggs!

Last night, I candled the eggs that I put in my incubator 8 days ago. Discarded one egg cause it had that ring thing around it. But the rest of the eggs look like they've got something in them

Question... I saw movement in 3 of the eggs. Is that normal or should I see movement in all of the eggs at this time?

What are your thoughts?

 

[silkiechicken]

Thats normal, some move some were just asleep when you looked!

 

[BantyChickMom]

I wouldn't think you would see movement everytime you candled, but I really don't know.
I just had 3 to hatch and I remember seeing movement in 1 everytime, saw movement in another 1 time, but don't remember seeing movement at all in the last one.
All I know is around day 14, air cell looked really good and egg was shadowy so I couldn't see thru it.
I figured it was growing because it was different from what i had seen a week earlier.

Good Luck!

 

[serendipity22]

Thanks!

I was thinking and hoping that more were just sleeping.

They'll be checked again around day 14 or so... What can I expect to see around then? Can't tell you how many candling websites I've been to...

I'm sooo excited!! With the rain, temp rising then plummeting outside, I just knew I wasn't doing a good enough job of stabilizing the temperature. So I guess there's still hope.

 

[speckledhen]

At Day 14, the chick will fill up 2/3 of the egg already. It will be a giant dark blob for the most part, maybe with a vein or two at the edges.