Egg Candling! Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices.

[CluckNDoodle]

I’m a newbie can someone show a photo of the correct way to...candle? Not sure if that’s how it’s used in a sentence haha
I can read descriptions all day but I’m a visual learner.

Let us know what you'll be using to candle and I'm sure one of us can take a picture as an example for you.

 

[Acsmith8213]

Thank you so much for this thread!!! As a new chicken mom I'm trying to hatch some babies at the moment so I will be candleling tonight! Friday is 7 days.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Thank you so much for this thread!!! As a new chicken mom I'm trying to hatch some babies at the moment so I will be candleling tonight! Friday is 7 days.

You're welcome, and good luck on your hatch!!

 

[Kellyjenny]

So I just put my eggs in my incubator about an hour ago. Do I count the first day of incubation tomorrow? I always get confused about that.

 

[Chickenwingwing]

So I just put my eggs in my incubator about an hour ago. Do I count the first day of incubation tomorrow? I always get confused about that.

24 hr after setting is day one, so tomorrow is day 1

 

[Kellyjenny]

24 hr after setting is day one, so tomorrow is day 1

Thank you

 

[CluckNDoodle]

24 hr after setting is day one, so tomorrow is day 1

This

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I was able to see the heart beating on day 3 of a leghorn egg! It was so incredible. I tried and failed to capture it on video, but hope to try again tonight.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I was able to see the heart beating on day 3 of a leghorn egg! It was so incredible. I tried and failed to capture it on video, but hope to try again tonight.

That's fantastic! I hope you can capture it! Candling white eggs is my favorite! You can see so much more!

 

[humblehillsfarm]

That's fantastic! I hope you can capture it! Candling white eggs is my favorite! You can see so much more!

I literally only set those two eggs with the rest for the enjoyment and value of candling them. I didn't need those particular babies at all, because they'll only be a cross between a mutt rooster (brown egg layer) and a leghorn, but I am still excited to see what color chick I'll get and what shade of brown the resulting eggs will be..... if I get a female from them.