Candling...Day 5 and 6

Initially, this started out as a project for the kids, but it's turning into my new obsession. Which is good, because I think my husband is tired of hearing about the Pioneer Woman and would like to indulge in a regular dinner every once in a while (by regular dinner, I mean cheeseburgers or Papa John's)!

Below are my shining star embryos! The Tucks didn't donate any white or light colored eggs, so they can't be candled until day 8 or 9, according to my resources. I, however, thought I'd prove the book wrong, but didn't see anything yet :)

Martin Egg - Day 5 of incubation

You can see the darkening at one end and a few blood vessels (which are hard to see in the picture), but no embryo yet. Tomorrow will be the earliest that an embryo could be seen. Still, things look good so far!

Martin Egg - Day 6 of incubation

Things are progressing! Not only can you see the darkening at one end of the egg, but I can see the veins much more clearly and that sweet little reddish spot in the center near the top is a baby chick!

Tuck Duck - Day 6 of incubation

Now, this little treasure is AMAZING! In the picture, you can see that the left side of the egg is darker...just as it should be at this stage. If you look closely, you can see the veins, as well. In the center of the darker part is a duck embryo! Tell me you can see it! I didn't have enough hands to video this because I was working alone (didn't trust the boys to hold my camera or the egg...too clumsy), but I could actually see the little thing moving! I'll take video of that later when I have Matt's help.

We're progressing well!