candling

  1. Beccazon

    Candling preferences

    I'm aware of the pros and cons of candling during incubation. I would like to know when YOU candle during incubation and for what reason.
  2. Sire12

    Is it necessary to candle eggs on day 7 or can you just wait until day 14?

    I'm new to incubation and have been reading up on what to look for when candling and some articles are saying even if you're unsure if they're good or bad eggs on day 7 then leave them in until day 14 just to be sure, it's day 6 for me now and I'm wondering if I should disturb them tomorrow or...
  3. Wonderling

    When to do a one and only candling?

    I have 11 eggs in my incubator, they were anywhere from a day to 2 weeks old when they went in, and all were laid within 3 weeks after I got rid of the rooster so I'm expecting a super low hatch rate. I'm still new to this but I wanted to only candle the eggs once (less chances of me dropping...
  4. rosemarysugar

    Candling help

    I candle my eggs too early and it was too light out is it safe to candle again tonight?
  5. A

    First Time Broody - Candling Help Needed! Pics!

    We’ve had 4 hens for about a year now. A couple of them had been broody before but none since we got them until a couple weeks ago. Our BCM “Scramble” went broody and I couldn’t break her. It was pretty clear she was committed. SO, I got 8 fertile eggs from a local breeder. 6 of the eggs are on...
  6. D

    Incubating wild mallard egg questions/concerns

    I have never incubated eggs before but now have 3 wild mallard eggs rescued from a ravished nest. I found this nest located only 1 foot from our road after my dog flushed the duck out. There was only 1 egg there that day. I looked for several days and counted 4 eggs. The last time I looked...
  7. FolkSonginC

    Day 21 and eggs not showing any signs of movement

    I have 5 silkie eggs in the incubator and the last time I candled was day 17 - everything seemed fine. Temp has been low a couple times and I known they prpbably just need more time but is there any reason that they wouldn't hatch?? I'm really worried
  8. Rockporters

    First time incubating Silkie eggs. Candling pics and embryo movement video.

    This is my first time incubating chicken eggs. I am learning (mostly the hard way) as I go. The stats: -I bought 12 Silkie hatching eggs. -12 out of 12 eggs were fertile and developed really well until day 5. -Lost 3 eggs in a styrofoam incubator malfunction on day 6. (It cooked the eggs.) -Lost...
  9. Clucklandia

    “WHATS IN MY EGGS??”

    Hello! :frow So a few weeks ago, a fox ran off with my Cochin Bantam rooster... :hit:barnie Luckly, my hen laid many of his last descendants. Unfortunately, my incubators were stored away and I was prepared for hatching. The eggs would loose there chance at hatching in 2 weeks, so I decided...
  10. Thatothercrazychickenlady

    Candling day 10 strange egg

    Hey guys, It’s my first time hatching and I decided to recandle the eggs that I wasn’t sure were developing on day 7 today day 11. One egg really has me stumped about what’s happening. Since I couldn’t get pics I made some sketches. There’s movement inside the egg but it’s in the clear part. It...
  11. Dfarago

    Are my eggs bad?

    My Muscovy has a clutch that’s way past her 35 day incubation. Some people said to candle them and check on them but I’m having a hard time identifying if they’re good or not. I look at reference charts but I’m so confused. Can someone please tell me if I just take them from her cuz they’re bad...
    • Dfarago
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    • Forum: Ducks
  12. Peppercorngal

    I need recommendations and advice. . . . Broody

    I have had a few broody hens in the past few years and have one right now. I'm thinking that I should get a incubator and a candler, what brand would you recommend? My current broody, Maggie, stayed on the nest and would not leave it for 14 days! Because I was worried for her health I put...
  13. MallardMomx2

    Are my duck eggs alive? Help!

    Hello! I have a pair of 10 month old mallards. My female has been laying on a clutch of eggs for a few weeks now (not sure exactly how long but thinking about 3 weeks) and I am unsure if they are still alive. She had been doing a great job staying on them and keeping them warm, but we have had...
    • MallardMomx2
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    • candling duck duck eggs duckling eggs hatch advice laying mallard
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. emilyenorris

    Candling eggs - I don't think these are still alive.

    I have two broody silkie hens sitting on eggs. They are not all due to hatch on the same day. I did not pick up eggs for a few days and these two rolled them into their nest. I have had one hatch, one that got cracked near hatching, and 10 more to go. I have seen movement in 7 of them. Not sure...
  15. CLovesDucks

    One of my duck eggs seems too far along compared to the others

    Hi BYC friends, This is my first hatch. I have 9 ducks eggs; 4 mallards and 5 runners. I candled them on day 5 because I couldn’t wait to see how my babies were progressing. I candled them again today, day 7, and they all appear to be healthy and progressing as they should but one (my...
  16. Noellereagan

    Candled eggs- opinions please.

    These eggs were incubated a bit low. I have a still air and they were at about 100.5 for the first 12 days. I have since kicked it up a degree. The first one pictured below is a chicken egg. A Cemani. I was worried about the dark spot because it looks a bit rotten to me. Although it doesn’t...
  17. Supermarket Quail Escapades [MINI UPDATE]

    Supermarket Quail Escapades [MINI UPDATE]

    So a buddy of mine and I bought 30 quail eggs and popped them in an incubator. I haven't had birds in a long time and was a little desperate to rear up some chicks again. Long story short I was about to give up but decided to candle them one last time and one of them had development. If...
  18. Stacyoung13

    Uggghhh, what's wrong?

    This is like my 5th or 6th try. I'm on day 10 and by the chart my eggs are at like day 3-4. My temp. is steady at 99-100. The humidity is between 35-45 ambient. No water in the incubator. Egg 1 Egg 6 Egg 5 Egg 4 Egg 3 Egg 2 I also did the weight loss thing in grams. Egg 1 -...
  19. Stacyoung13

    Day 8 looks like day 3

    Well, it's day 8 and I just candled my silkie eggs and they look like day 3 on the chart. Uggghhh, what am I doing wrong? This is the 5th time I've tried to incubate eggs. I've tried a variety of different eggs. Why can't I do this?
  20. G

    Muscovy Eggs - need candling help!

    Hello everyone! In my neighborhood there is a small group of Muscovy ducks. There are three which regularly nest, but one of them has difficulty making nests and actually brooding like the others. She has a very bad hatch success rate. A week ago, I picked up three of her eggs and candled...
    • gc96
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    • candling duck eggs muscovy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
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