[wayfarer]

I have a Brinsea Octagon incubator with a dozen eggs in.  I noticed at about 6 days into the hatch that the cradle was not turning and found it was switched off   Not sure how that happened or how long it had been off but worse case scenario would be that it had been off since the start of the hatch.  I kept checking the thermometer but didn't notice the position of the cradle.  I have just candled and all bar one of the eggs had veins growing and some had a black dot but this is my first time candling and I really can't tell whether the development is normal or not.  Is it worth continuing or should I just start over again?

[Eve]

Keep going, it's only been 6 days.


When you candle them, does the black dot move when you turn the egg? You can always compare it with pictures of developing eggs online, but I would expect they'll be fine.

[Beeducked]

I would also just keep going and get turning!

[Steph Hen]

I be theyll mostly be ok, keep going and don't worry about it too much.
Veins growing at day 6 sounds good. If they die you end up with cloudy black mass. Veins are good.
I like to write on mine what I think is going on when I candle them, means that I can compare the date when I thought they were empty/dead with later result and gain confidence.