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suziequeue

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Llanidloes; Powys
Second candling?
« on: June 27, 2013, 09:06:14 pm »
I have a Speckledy sitting on eggs.


We candled them at 7 days last weekend and there seemed to be something in each of them.


Is it worth candling them again this weekend to check that they are continuing to develop?


I am paranoid about eggs not developing as we have got only one chick out of two clutches so far to - possibly - undeveloped eggs going rotten and infecting the rest.  :(







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mojocafa

  • Joined Sep 2012
  • Angus
Re: Second candling?
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2013, 10:12:38 pm »
If it was me I would
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HesterF

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Kent
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Re: Second candling?
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2013, 12:46:27 am »
Well if she doesn't mind, you've got nothing to lose. Mind you, there's not much you can do about it one way or another - bit like asking the sex of a baby, some like to know to be prepared, others would rather have the surprise!

suziequeue

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Llanidloes; Powys
Re: Second candling?
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2013, 08:03:47 am »
I shall re-candle them tonight.


If they haven't developed since last week I shall remove them.


I don't want one egg going rotten and infecting the whole clutch  :o  - that would be one surprise I could do without  :D ;)
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suziequeue

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Llanidloes; Powys
Re: Second candling?
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2013, 04:25:55 pm »
Well - we had seven out of nine. I removed one after candling at week two and then another one didn't hatch on the day but we have six cream legbars - four female and two make plus a seventh - that was a "lucky egg" and I can't remember what the breed is. Pure white egg. Any suggestions?
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darkbrowneggs

  • Joined Aug 2010
    • The World is My Lobster
Re: Second candling?
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2013, 05:35:39 pm »
Is it a large egg then maybe White Star Leghorn or Minorca  :)
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suziequeue

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Llanidloes; Powys
Re: Second candling?
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2013, 07:13:43 pm »
I would say medium sized.


The breeder that we got them from has all sorts of breeds but sells eggs for Ancona, Lavender Araucana, Fiesian Fowl and Buff Sussex hens as well as other fowl and bantams etc.


It was definitely a hen's egg - pure white :)
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chrismahon

  • Joined Dec 2011
  • Gascony, France
Re: Second candling?
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2013, 09:51:49 pm »
They usually fail at the 3 day stage with bacterial infection (or infertile obviously) but it is at 7 days when you notice. The first 7 days are the most crucial so the eggs should not be disturbed anyway. Candling at 14 days confirms all is well so I would do it. Remove anything suspect (or mark it and candle those again before day 18). After that don't bother as the failures will be at hatching.

suziequeue

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Llanidloes; Powys
Re: Second candling?
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2013, 10:27:49 pm »
I think - looking at the internet, the "lucky egg'` chick may be an Ancona
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HesterF

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Kent
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Re: Second candling?
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2013, 01:45:55 am »
Good rate  :thumbsup: Sussex lay white eggs as well, don't they? Don't know about Buff Sussex though - given the ear colour, they're probably brown.

 

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