Small end of egg clear when candled on day 17

[Laodicia]

Hello,
I have 5 eggs that are on day 17 from my own flock. I decided to candle to see if they were on track. The tip of the egg was clear, apart from a few blood vessels. They were all moving around, and most of the eggs were dark, except for the air cell and the tip. Is this a problem? This is my first hatch and I really hope it goes well.
The temperature has been 99.5 the whole time and I have 3 thermometers to verify. The air cells look to be the correct size.

Ive marked these type of eggs once before while incubating to see if there was anything wrong with them. Most hatched but were malpositions. Maybe keep an eye on them.

 

[The Golden Egg5]

I went ahead and drew the air cells, and I got a picture of them. What do y’all think?
The lowest line was from today.

 

[cottontail farm]

They look great. Something I do at this point is put a little x at the lowest point of the dip. That's about where they'll pip.
Great... now I'm thinking of firing up the incubator. Lol. It's so addicting.

 

[WVduckchick]

They are mixed large fowl. The father is a speckled Sussex and the mothers are a variety. Tomorrow I am going to draw the air cells, so I’ll post a picture the to see what you think. Or, would it be wise to start lockdown a day early, but not raise the humidity? So I can take out the turner tonight and do the final candling. I could post a picture of the air cell size and that would give me a extra day to make any adjustments. Day 18 starts early tomorrow morning, so it would basically be time to stop turning anyways.

Well, day 18 lockdown is really just a guideline. Depending on the eggs themselves, lockdown can be done 24-48 hours sooner... or later. And turning is most critical to about day 14. After that, turning is not so vital. Some folks stop turning on day 14 now.

Air cells look pretty good to me. Personally, I'd go ahead an increase the humidity tomorrow evening. I think you will be ok whenever you decide. Just be sure to lay the lowest part of the dip in the air cell upwards when you lay them down.

Oooh, its eggciting!

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Thank you guys!! I’m going to go ahead and take out the turner. I think they need a bit of time and peace to get into position for the big day. I can’t wait!!!!

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Ok! They are in and set to go! All that’s left to do is add water tomorrow, pop some popcorn, and enjoy the hatch!

 

[WVduckchick]

View attachment 1250868 Ok! They are in and set to go! All that’s left to do is add water tomorrow, pop some popcorn, and enjoy the hatch!

Don't forget the pacing for 3 days!

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Don't forget the pacing for 3 days!

Haha!! That started 17 days ago

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Ok. I did the final candle and all look good. The small end is dark on all but one, and the air cells have drawn down. I don’t believe this is happening! I have been dreaming about this for almost 3 years. I’m so excited.

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Oh, also 3 of them moved overnight. They were turned. I think they were getting into position.