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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Helencus on March 28, 2010, 11:57:19 pm

Title: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: Helencus on March 28, 2010, 11:57:19 pm: 7 of the 17 eggs I have in I think are candling clear do I throw them out now? Brasses off with the silver duck wing welsummer only 1 of the 6 seem to be fertile. The light Sussex are above 50 %
Title: Re: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 29, 2010, 08:04:12 am: same here. out of 31. 19 home layed 9 out 10 silver dorkings hatched. 2 cream legbars out of 9 both very young so i was not expecting good results. 2 out of 12 copper marans from ebay. i got them cheaper than what the sellor was wanting so i should not have been surprised that most candled clear.
Title: Re: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: Helencus on March 29, 2010, 02:41:20 pm: Do i get rid now? It's my first time but they look pretty clear to me
Title: Re: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: bamford6 on March 29, 2010, 03:05:10 pm: this is the second incubate i have lost eggs checkout 20 only 3 seem ok .its just the time off the yere the winter was long for them i dont think things will be right till may .50 off my own 15 ok and they are in good condition e bay eggs not worth triying at the moment you will loose half 3 hatch 2 cocks 1 hen not a good risk
Title: Re: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 29, 2010, 03:26:00 pm: Quote from: Helencus on March 29, 2010, 02:41:20 pm
Do i get rid now? It's my first time but they look pretty clear to me
get one that you realy sure and open the air end and have a look. but only the ones your sure of. leaving them in will not do any harm.
Title: Re: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: Snapper on March 29, 2010, 03:34:54 pm: I'd remove now if they are a showing clear when candled. They're not going to hatch and if you're unlucky as I was last year they might pop/explode. The smell was awful and took ages to clean up.
Title: Re: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: QWOLF on March 31, 2010, 09:38:18 pm: HI HELEN

THAT'S ME AT DAY 13 CANDLED TONIGHT 9 CLEAR OF 24 ALL WELLSUMMER ALSO 4 NOT AS FAR ADVANCED AS THE REST SO FINGERS CROSSED MAYBE GET 10 - 12, BUT HAPPY WITH ANY HEALTHY WEE CHOOKS ALTHOUGH THE 24 EGGS COST 38 POUNDS AT MARKET DEAR CHICKS, BUT I THINK MARKET IS BEST PLACE UNLESS U GET TO KNOW SOMEONE WITH EGGS OF THE BREED U WANT?
KEEP US POSTED HOW GET ON:)
JOHN
Title: Re: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: doganjo on March 31, 2010, 10:38:08 pm: Hey, Jock! Lucky is still here, lodging with the ducks now, and not laying a damned thing - not for weeks! But she's the friendliest chook I've got now!
Title: Re: Candling clear at 12 days
Post by: QWOLF on April 01, 2010, 08:19:24 am: Hi anne

she always was realy friendly, till 2 pac died (the chook) and then she turned dirty guts and attacked everything,good to here she is doing well,i am having to get rid of most of my chooks as you know how liz was really not well which has been gooing on for over a year well youve guessed already she is alergict to the choocks so im gonna fence in and keep 6 and see how we get on.
I always wanted welsummers so out of the chicks i hatch next week i will keep till i know what sex they are then keep six then in 6 months i will move the birds on that i have even though they will only be 18months by then,
hope your well anne see you soon.