Still seeing only yolk when will I see viens?

[can you hear me now?]

am wanting to candle my eggs in bator. First time hatcher but read well I think. Only problem is i don't want an egg to explode because best room in house is my bedroom for bator. When should I expect to see anything other than the yolk in the egg?

 

[LilPeeps]

I usually first candle around 7 days.

 

[can you hear me now?]

thank you i am so excited this is my first hatch and know nothing about what I am looking for when I want to candle or when i should even begin to try.

 

[LilPeeps]

Congrats! What are you hatching?

 

[ezbird]

Sorry stealing your tread,

. Does anybody know why some eggs have a dark area in the egg when candled?

 

[LilPeeps]

That's the embryo

 

[can you hear me now?]

Am hatching crosses for a guy I work with in exchange for the bator I am using to hatch em. LOL looks like I am back to the middle ages, bartering and all. Any my rooster is a silver phoenix and the hens are a white leghorn, a RIR, and a black sex link.

 

[ezbird]

I'm on day 16. As the eggs are developing do they have a tendency to have more weight on the pointy end?

 

[LilPeeps]

Yep, and you'll notice the air cell getting bigger on the large end.

 

[Mrs MIA]

http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Embryology/embryophotos.shtml

By day 7 the embryo has established itself pretty well. You should see veins near the airsac, and a small blob (for lack of a more technical term) possibly movement. Before day 7 be VERY gentle with the egg... you don't want to disrupt the veins with quick or rough handling.

Good luck with your hatch!!