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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: gingercloverbramble on May 22, 2010, 02:58:05 pm

Title: candling eggs
Post by: gingercloverbramble on May 22, 2010, 02:58:05 pm

We have eggs in our incubator which are due to hatch on wednesday.  we candled them for the first time a couple of days ago (which was very exciting!) but I am wondering how many times you can candle them?! my incubator and candler instructions don't say - they just say that the eggs can be candled from day 7.

Title: Re: candling eggs
Post by: jameslindsay on May 22, 2010, 03:03:36 pm

I suppose you can do it whenever but remember every time you open the incubator you are cooling it down. Good luck.

Title: Re: candling eggs
Post by: little blue on May 23, 2010, 08:03:25 pm

as James says whenever,
I understood that day 7/8, then once more before you stop turning was enough to check fertility and not to lose too much heat (or make the chicks dizzy!)

all the best for your hatch...