Unknown start date for incubation, is the egg still alive?

Piggy212

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May 3, 2023
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Looking for a little help here please! On the 12th I picked up some hatching eggs, candled when I got home and 2 eggs were already pretty developed. I'm guessing around 7-10 days under the hen? Here's how the most developed one looks when I candled it on the 18th, is it the right time for lockdown??

I panicked and put the egg into lock down on the 18th, it wiggled around here and there throughout the day on the 18th and then stopped and I've seen no movement since.....did it die?

(It's pretty bright while I candled so if anyone thinks I should retry the pics in a darker location please let me know, but i would say about 80-85% of the egg is dark, ty!!)

Edit to add: I candled before leaving for work. Saw the slightest movement inside. Can't tell if it was from me moving the egg or not 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️
 

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