Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

[snooptwomey]

linkindna: I am having same issue with th EE eggs in my bator, they are blue, green, and khaki. cant see a thing in them, but if I grab a brown egg from the fridge from my hens, I can see great into it. i am thinking a stronger wattage bulb is what you will need, thats my issue

 

[NovaAman]

get a maglite. That's what I used to see thru my greens.

 

[Atlantakycklingar]

Out of 18, I have four duds, and it looks like I might have two quitters. The rest are looking great!

 

[silkies4penny]

out of my 16 eggs I have 2 that have the blood ring, 7 for sure going and the rest we will see

 

[Muzzie]

candled yesterday and removed 14 clear no development out of the 43 the remaining are looking good hope they all make it to hatch.

 

[ACM22]

How long should I wait before I candle?

 

[NovaAman]

I waited till day 8. I figured I would know for sure then. I looked up what they should look like, well, what I would be looking for. There is a thread on here that shows nearly a day by day photo sequence for what they should look like. It was very cool.

 

[linkindna]

@ Snooptwomey - I tried using the strongest flashlight I had and shining the light through a small hole in a cardboard box. I think *maybe* I could see the air cell in the EE eggs that I have. I certainly couldn't see the amount of detail I would in a white egg. It could just be wishful thinking...I'll just have to wait 12 more days.

 

[williamsl77]

Hi all... I set eggs on 1/9. I set 37 and 25 are developing. Not bad out of shipped eggs. I set a variety of silkies. I haven't had tons of luck with silkies yet, so I'm hoping for a better turn out this time. The issue I have been having this time is that my automatic turner has dumped the eggs out several times. I'm sure that can't be too good for the eggs. I have now taped the lever in place, so here's hoping it doesn't happen again. Has not happened since yesterday at least.

Looking forward to hatching together!

 

[snooptwomey]

I modified my candler, and could see some into them. enough to see that 7 were going, and one dud that didnt even start. So right now at day 7 I sit 7 out of 8, pretty good % so far