Take the egg out of the bator or not?

[littlels]

We are attempting our first batch in our incubator and we are scheduled to take them out of the turner on Monday. I candled all of them the other day and one from our RIR wasn't fertile/growing so I took it out. All other 10 had the dark "blobs" consuming most of the egg. When I candled them again last night (why is candling so addicting????), another egg from the RIR, I believe it hers anyway, has a visible ring and a few veins but the rest of the egg isn't even remotely as dark as the rest of the eggs. Did this one just not make it? Should I take it out or is it going to explode? Should I leave it and just see if it's a little behind the rest? We did put them all in on the same day although a few of them were a couple hours later than the rest....

 

[clairabean]

Leave it until Monday, at least.

 

[littlels]

How will I know on Monday if I should take it out or not? Does it hurt to just let it in there and see if it ever hatches? If I do that, when do I give up on it?

 

[clairabean]

Is Monday lockdown? The eggs should be very full on lockdown. You will know and clearly see the difference. Chances are it will not explode.

 

[littlels]

Monday is lockdown. I will compare it with the other RIR egg, I guess at that time.

 

[seminolewind]

Sometimes, I've noticed that the veins can appear to be a ring, but is not.
It won't hurt to wait. There's always 1 or 2 that are "iffy" when I incubate, so I leave them in until I know for sure.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'd leave it if it passes the sniff test. At lockdown sniff the egg. If it smells like a rotten egg, toss it, GENTLY!!!!! If it smells no different from the other eggs, it should not explode whether it is developing or not.