Setting eggs, anyone want to join me? Hatch-Along

[DURR]

Ok I have a question, one of my eggs one that would be on day 9 looks odd I can no longer see the embryo due to veins and a "black mass" forming around the entire egg. Is this normal? ( Its my first time hatching and candling eggs)

 

[gabrielle1976]

Hmmm sounds wrird can you post pics? Viens are a good sign though

 

[DURR]

I can try I'll post it in a few, it strikes me odd too. Though there is a chance I could be a few days off when I placed it in.

 

[DURR]

Ok so I took a pic but nothin showed up in the image my phone sucks and my Egg isn't white either its mint colored. But there is no signs of a blood ring and the air sack is normal. There is like only a sliver about a half inch wide letting light through where the "mass" is about to meet. I think it may be a chick cause the mass roll's. I guess I'm just nervous and scared that they're going to die half way through again.

 

[gabrielle1976]

Hopefully its just the baby

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

YAY! I'm so happy a few more have joined this thread! Good luck everyone I managed to get one more egg this morning, so I'm gonna pop it in later when I turn for the first time. O guess I'll mark it differently so I can see if it gets messed up. But, since its only a day behind I'm hoping it'll be alright
Nikki

 

[Roxannemc]

My name is Roxanne and i am an addicted hatcher..

.and .I dont want to read this thread as my last batch are hatching next week and i am trying not to hatch more until i get some from my own girlsDue to Lay SOON.. (aLSO ITS HATCH DAY FOR SOME IN LOCK NOW!)
And bathroom has 3 brooders in as it is.

Reading others giving in and doing more makes it too tempting to say Hey... dont i need more of that breed?
But i have given in too many times..GGaaahhh
My son gave me a lecture last night about all my chickens ...... thats bad when youir own son gives YOU a lecture and a son that is generally silent.GUG (Well hes 34 maybe thats even worse Better to be 6 and you can say he doesnt know what hes talking about!)

I ONLY have 30..think he is trying to deprive me... EVERYONE need at least 30!

DONT THEY? ...WELL DONT THEY???

 

[Roxannemc]

Ok I have a question, one of my eggs one that would be on day 9 looks odd I can no longer see the embryo due to veins and a "black mass" forming around the entire egg. Is this normal? ( Its my first time hatching and candling eggs)

Well a dark mass can be the chick developing and i think but not positive that you cant see veins well later sometimesI never could ut my eggs are all dark ones
If the dark mass is taking up 3/4 of the egg then hold it close and still with the candler and see if anything moves Sometimes you see a little flicker of movement where the clear part meets the dark mass .I would guess its a chic

k Also is the mass sport of a u shape?often the chick forming will look like a U shape. in the egg
GOOD luck!

 

[DURR]

@ Roxannemc - yes the "mass" takes shape like a U to meet in the middle on one side of the egg. That's where the slither of light shines through! I will check later when I turn them to see if I can see some sort of movement!

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

A nice full incubator. I am up to 55 eggs. I collected 4 more this morning and figured if I was already putting some in then why not.