Chook Me!

Is this considered normal or what, answer please?!?

I have 6 day old chicken egg I've been keeping warm in a homemade incubator I made myself using a plastic box, towels, a heating pad and a small container of water for humidity. I turn it over and check the temp like most poultry websites recommend. But thing is when I candled it today, I noticed the inside of the egg has gotten darker and the faint lines inside are somewhat darker and more pronouned. Also, there appears to be some type of dark(almost black) spot in the center of the yoke. Also there's some small black lines coming out of the edge of the yoke. I know there's a possible chance this egg is fertile but is what I'm seeing normal after having an egg for 6 days? I know that by the 5th day you can see the embryo developing but I wanted to hear what someone who's owned or raised chickens has to say about my description.

Public Comments

1. wierd. I want to know on this one. will you email me a rsponse when you get something?
2. sounds like you're gonna hatch a baby chicken! that's exactly what the developing embryo is suppose to do. good luck!
3. Great Job!!!! The egg is firtile and developing. try to candle it every other day, and don't forget to turn the egg at least three times a day!!!
4. interesting
5. i owned chickens and bought an incubator...what your describing sounds like its developing. Make sure you turn the egg a few times a day. (what i did was put signs on the shell of the egg to show me where i had already turned it) remember to wash your hands EVERYTIME after touching the egg. (if not there is a possibility of you getting salmonella....GOOD LUCK!!
6. good job!
7. Your chick is growing! Great job, homemade incubators can be tricky. Now you need to be sure that you keep it warm enough, but not hot, and watch that humidity. Remember to turn the eggs. Here is a great article: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Livestock_and_Farming/1975_March_April/How_To_Hatch_Chicks_In_A_Homemade_Incubator I only have one other comment. Chicks really don't like to be alone. They like the security of others, and will cheep constantly if kept alone, and are very hard to brood alone. If I were you I'd start looking for a little friend or two to put with it. But the friends will need to be really close to the same age/size. Check with your local 4H club, they may be able to give you the name of someone near you who is into to showing chickens, so should have lots of eggs/chicks they could give you one or two of...