candling

  1. P

    Please someone help

    I have NEVER incubated anything, but the other day I found a duck egg all alone under a tree. It was cold when I picked it up, but I didn't want to risk it being alive so I grabbed it. Anyway, I candled it as soon as I got home, and it was completely clear with kind of a thicker part in the...
    • Ploptheduck
    • Thread
    • candling candling pictures day 11 duck duck help eggs help help for incubating duck eggs incubation muscovy eggs
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. houlahoula

    Anyone know what this is? Developing Duck Egg

    I have never seen this type of spot in an incubated egg before. Doesn’t look good to me! The embryo is still moving and alive for now. I don’t know what to expect though. Anyone able to offer their advice or make suggestions? Thanks in advance!
  3. C

    Candling Eggs... Concerned

    This is my first time incubating eggs, and I am doing it with my kindergarten class. Today is day 10, and I candled the eggs. I can see evident veins in a few eggs, but in some all I see is a very dark mass. The dark mass looks different from a regular egg that is not developing, so I am...
  4. Breemae123

    I never see Muscovy Duck off her nest. Should I move her to candle the eggs?

    I check on my ducks a lot. They have a good portion of the yard fenced off and I can peek over. I never see my brooding Muscovy off her nest. I know you’re suppose to remove bad eggs but I haven’t even candled them once since I have never seen her not sitting on them. Should I try to remove her...
    • Breemae123
    • Thread
    • brooding candling hatching and brooding ducks muscovy muscovy ducklings
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. M

    I've got some bad news...

    So I've been incubating 7 eggs for one week now. The incubator I'm using is really old and very, very manual. The temp on the incubator is ok until I leave. I go to school 7 hours a day and when I come home the incubator temp is wayyyy too high. My humidity has also been a big struggle. I...
  6. M

    Humidity...again

    I'm on the 6th day of incubation and my humidity has been around 45-55%, is this ok? Will they have problems when hatching? Also are there any tricks for candling brown australorp eggs? Thanks
  7. M

    I Have A Few Questions

    Hi, I have a few questions about incubating and here they are. 1. Lockdown starts on day 18 so does that mean I stop turning on day 18 as in, on day 18 i wouldn't turn them at all? 2.How often should I candle? I plan on candling on day 7 then again on day 10 (I will also get rid of any...
  8. M

    Is anything happening??? Incubation help!

    New to incubating and we are on day 11. We have 24 RIR eggs from our own flock (collected over 5 days and kept at room temp until incubating) and we candled at day 7. We found it really hard to see anything (brown eggs) and tried a couple different candling methods. We decided to wait a few more...
  9. M

    Turning the Eggs

    I was wondering what you guys would do in this situation. I have 7 eggs in the incubator. I don't have an automatic turner so i hand turn them, I also have school 8:30am-3:00pm. So what should m'y turning schedule be (i can call home to ask them to turn the eggs). I have australorp eggs and i...
  10. pkarkos

    Best Egg Candler

    Hello everyone! I am currently incubating some Ameracuana eggs with very thick shells and the flashlight I usually use to candle doesn't seem to be working as well on these eggs. Does anyone have any suggestions about good flashlights or candlers that work well on dark, thick shells? I've found...
  11. Selsee

    floating late batch

    my eggs are a couple days late but I floated them and all the ones that moved, sunk. I also candled them and it was completely dark. Was floating them a bad idea?
    • Selsee
    • Thread
    • candling float test hatching hatching quails quail sunk egg
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Quail
  12. Anquan81

    Trying to count my chickens before they hatch!

    So I know that shipped eggs have a lower hatch rate than local or home grown eggs. I’m trying to find out how many of our eggs to expect to hatch. I have 24 ayam cemani eggs in the incubator that so had shipped to me in Oregon from the east coast. I candled them after three days and saw definite...
  13. ChickenGirl555

    How to tell if an egg is fertile

    I want to get Black Belgian D’Anvers, breed them, and get a broody to raise the babies. How can I check if they are fertile (what do I look for in candling) and can I used a plain flashlight or something instead of going and buying a candler? Also what do I look for during the incubation when/if...
  14. duck mom newbie

    Day 23 chicken lockdown

    Hi all!! I' on day 23, lockdown day 20. I don' see any pipping. Heat looks good, humidity a lil low so added water. I'm really wanting to candle. Advice?
  15. P

    Fertile?

    I pulled my five salmon favs out of our incu today at day three for candling. I know it’s a little early but I’m not sure the rooster has mated and am trying to see if any of the eggs are fertile. I will briefly describe them and attatch pictures. They all had air cells, the younger, the...
  16. GracieJ

    I have a few questions - anyone fancy a challenge? :)

    Hello :) Okay so I've looked through various different threads but couldn't find any specific answers that satisfied my questions on Call ducks. I have a drake, Jem and a hen, Myrtle, and she has laid and is 10 days into sitting on her first clutch. I'd be ever so grateful if someone on here...
    • GracieJ
    • Thread
    • brooder candling clutch ducklings ducks eggs fertile heat lamp laying questions
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. C

    Candling - Day 3?

    So I know I’m suppose to wait till around day 7 to candle, however I had one egg that I had handled quite a bit so I figured since it seemed to be the lightest color (light blue) I’d try candling it. Does it look like there’s anything there? Or is it too early to tell? Thanks!
  18. Maggie1030

    Day 16 ... Don't see veins... Is this normal?

    Hi my Silkie Eggs are on Day 16 in the incubator. When I candled the eggs I could Not see veins and the majority of the egg is very dark. I do see an air cell too. Is this normal?
  19. Fluffychickensflock

    Is this egg hatch able?

    I have one egg that was finally layed by my hen, but when i went to candle it before incubation it had little, tiny specks:confused:. Can this egg still be hatch able?:idunno
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