Is this 2 pictures of the same egg or two different eggs? If so, it is the top picture I believe to be alive-the second picture I'm unsure.
Can someone let me know if this little black tail Japanese quit on me I have a feeling it did.. I understand the gene I would like a 3rd opinion @Sally Sunshine has been amazingly helpful and we both kind of agree that it doesn't look good.
@nchls school your eyes are just fine. My Granddad grew up on a chicken farm he told me a trick his dad used. Coffee can and a light hold the egg upside down and you can see into the egg better. Sure enough there are veins they are light idk if it's from being 12 days or what. But your eyes are rightFrom what I can see the egg looks alive. My eyes are not the best, but I think I see veins which would break down quickly if the embryo had died. Also, the line between the air cell and the embryo looks distinct. That line/boundary would look fuzzy if the chicks wasn't living. Again, my vision could be better and pictures often do not show details well. Why do you believe the egg is no longer viable?
@nchls school your eyes are just fine. My Granddad grew up on a chicken farm he told me a trick his dad used. Coffee can and a light hold the egg upside down and you can see into the egg better. Sure enough there are veins they are light idk if it's from being 12 days or what. But your eyes are right
Eight chicks have hatched so far; the ninth eggs is hatching also. What a difference. I haven't had this high a percentage hatch before.
