*CHICKS are HERE!!!* Egg Candling Pics: Progression Though Incubation

[raimnel]

I just figured who many hours I'm "in" 61.5

 

[ihvpower]

I'm hatching some VERY dark Marans eggs...I'm using a very bright flashlight and I still cannot see inside... :-( Aside from seeing if the babies inside are alive or quitters, is there any other reason to candle??:-(

 

[ihvpower]

Does anyone know how I can see inside a very dark egg??????

 

[newduckie]

I don't know any other way to see inside, This way they will be a huge surprise.........

 

[ihvpower]

yes, they will

 

[michickenwrangler]

These pics are awesome! I began to get worried when at day 12, the embryo was dark and kinda amorphous. Turns out, it what it's supposed to look like!

 

[humm-n-cluck ranch]

Awesome! Very educational! thank you!!

 

[debilorrah]

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I very strong candling light. I had the same issue. No clue what was in there. Turned out they were the ones that hatched!

 

[rancher hicks]

I'm not real good at candleing. can't I just leave them all and wait? How did the OP make the little paper cups and did they help? (I may have missed it).

 

[silkiechicken]

You can not candle and just wait through hatch. Candling is to remove eggs with broken shells and quitters, but it is not required. If anything smells off, find that stinky one and toss and you'll be fine.

As for the paper cups for catching hatch drippings, It keeps the shells more contained and out of the water during the hatch. Of course, the chick can always be roudy and knock the little paper cups over and spill the contents. It's just a paper towel with edges folded up.


If you can't see though the egg, more lumens! Go for 400+ run time output lumens for the dark eggs.