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Which eggs can i use?

post #1 of 9
8/9/12 at 2:37pm
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I am candling some eggs before putting them in the incubator, but some have the yolk in the middle, some in the side, some have a really large yolk, which ones would be more suitable to hatch? I know it has to do with the air sack, but I don't know which ones will hatch better, some eggs are also very porous, can some one tell me which eggs need to avoid? Any advise would be apprecited.


Edited by Fabiola - 8/9/12 at 2:42pm
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post #2 of 9
8/9/12 at 2:46pm
im pretty sure the ones on the side u cant use... dont really know anything else
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post #3 of 9
8/9/12 at 8:15pm
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Originally Posted by moomoodiddy View Post

im pretty sure the ones on the side u cant use... dont really know anything else

I don't have any lying on the side, but I still don't know what to do with the eggs, because they look all different under the light...

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post #4 of 9
8/9/12 at 9:14pm
They say not to use the porous ones. I don't think the position of egg yolk makes a difference. I just put the ones I want in the bator. I candle at day 7,14 and day 18. Check airsacs,bad eggs, clears ext.
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post #5 of 9
8/10/12 at 9:46am

The yolk should be suspended in the middle of the egg. I have set porous eggs and they have hatched with no problem.  I dont set very small or misshapen eggs. Set them all if you cant decide. The strong ones will hatch the others wont. Thats the way it works in nature.

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I am a Maine farm girl! 2 horses, 2 dogs, 2 beef calves, 2 cats, a 75 gal fish tank, a Ball python, numerous barnyard banties and 9 EE's and three Muscovy ducks. Holy cow sounds like alot to see it written out!! :)

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post #6 of 9
8/10/12 at 12:52pm
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Originally Posted by yo burrill View Post

The yolk should be suspended in the middle of the egg. I have set porous eggs and they have hatched with no problem.  I dont set very small or misshapen eggs. Set them all if you cant decide. The strong ones will hatch the others wont. Thats the way it works in nature.

X 2...I just set everything & see what pops out. I also rarely candle, mostly due to lack of time since I turn 4-5 bators full of eggs by hand 3 times daily & have kids & other animals to deal with in addition to all the chickens & ducks, plus the chicks & other birds I hatch. I just watch for leakers (porous eggs tend to leak quicker than solid ones) & stinky ones so I don't have rotten eggs exploding in my bators.

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post #7 of 9
8/10/12 at 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by Fabiola View Post

I don't have any lying on the side, but I still don't know what to do with the eggs, because they look all different under the light...
i meant the ones u said were stuck to the side of the egg
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post #8 of 9
8/10/12 at 1:22pm
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i meant the ones u said were stuck to the side of the eggI see.

I see.

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post #9 of 9
8/10/12 at 4:20pm
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I see.

or egg shell
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