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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: ponylady on August 07, 2015, 09:56:46 pm

Title: Candling eggs
Post by: ponylady on August 07, 2015, 09:56:46 pm

I'm on day 6 (5 with my late egg), and I've just candles (for the first time ever .. *so* exciting!)
The first egg had definite veins running through it - *gasps with amazement*.
The second egg is bigger, the shell seemed too thick to see through.
The third egg, the 5th day egg, seemed empty.
I used a proper Candler and a dark room.
I shall try thro last egg again tomorrow.
Opinions please...

Title: Re: Candling eggs
Post by: devonlady on August 07, 2015, 10:53:19 pm

Are you holding the candler at the bottom of the egg, this will enable you to see more clearly.

Title: Re: Candling eggs
Post by: chrismahon on August 08, 2015, 06:00:36 am

I struggle to see much until day 8 Ponylady, so leave candling until then. We count the day eggs go into the incubator as day zero.

Title: Re: Candling eggs
Post by: ponylady on August 08, 2015, 06:55:51 am

Yes, am holding the Candler at the round end of the egg.

Title: Re: Candling eggs
Post by: Kimbo on August 08, 2015, 06:35:00 pm

I now wait until day 10 to candle. Its a lot easier to tell fertility by that stage.
I thought your eggs were Cream Legbars?? They should be easy to candle....not like Copper Marans, which I just cant see at all

Title: Re: Candling eggs
Post by: ponylady on August 09, 2015, 05:15:05 pm

They are CLBs .. the one I really can't see is a large egg. In will try again this evening.

Title: Re: Candling eggs
Post by: Clansman on August 11, 2015, 04:07:04 pm

I use the light on my phone to candle ponylady. very bright and better than most candlers i've tried  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Candling eggs
Post by: Jukes Mum on August 11, 2015, 04:24:46 pm

I always resist candling until day 10. Saves days of worrying ;-)