How can you see if a chicken's egg is fertalized? How can you see the baby chick, if you can see it at all?

i already tried a flashlight, but that just lets me see a dark circle.
Answers:
There is no guarantee that any egg is fertile,the only way to know for sure is by incubating them.Once you begin incubating the best way to tell if the egg is fertile or the best way to see the developing chick is by candling the egg.Candling is done by placing the egg over a strong light which will show through the shell.The best candler is a 60 to 100 watt standard light bulb places under a small cardboard box,with a hole half the size of the egg cut into the box place the egg over the hole and the light will shine through the egg.The best time to candle for fertility is after 7 days of incubation.At this point the developing embryo will be apparent you can also see developing blood vessels at this time.The site I posted shows quick and easy info.

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Sonagram.

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You can't tell the difference until it has been incubated for a few days. Then, when you shine a flashlight through the egg, you should see a web of veins radiating out from the centre.

If, however, at this stage of incubation, you see a dark, swirling mass, then it's 'addled', which means it will never hatch out.

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There is a time frame hen it comes to candling an egg. Usually I will candle between 5 to 8 days after the egg has been laid. If it is fertilized then I can see the viens, and the heartbeating of the embryo. Since the chick grows so fast you wouldnt be able to see anything if you wiated to long to candle.

There is a company that sells monitor that you place the egg in and if the chick is still alive it will register the heart rate. But it is expensive, but very valuable to breeders of Exotic birds.

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