A Few Questions

[BadHareDay]

Hey all! I have a few questions as I’m new to hatching. My eggs appear to be around day 15. When do I stop candling and turning them? Does it matter if I’m a day or two off? The shells are dark and kind of hard to see through so I’m struggling to get a precise read.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

I am going to assume they are chicken eggs (If not, please correct me). Stop candeling and turning them at day 18. It must be day 18, being a day or two off could ruin the hatch.

 

[BadHareDay]

I am going to assume they are chicken eggs (If not, please correct me). Stop candeling and turning them at day 18. It must be day 18, being a day or two off could ruin the hatch.

Yes, sorry, they are chickens

 

[BadHareDay]

Here’s what one is looking like

 

[BadHareDay]

Here’s what one is looking like

That’s my lightest shelled one

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I don't see anything in that egg. Can you point your light at the very top of the fattest end? You will see a clear outline of the air cell and then you can trace the air cell in pencil so people can get a better idea. Can you see any veins in the egg at all from any angle? Try to get a better pic.

 

[BadHareDay]

I don't see anything in that egg. Can you point your light at the very top of the fattest end? You will see a clear outline of the air cell and then you can trace the air cell in pencil so people can get a better idea. Can you see any veins in the egg at all from any angle? Try to get a better pic.

I see the air cell and I see the outline of something. I don’t want to handle them any more today so I’ll try again in a few. I definitely see something in my own light. I’m just not sure what it is

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Do you know for sure that they are at at least day 15? How are you hatching? I've read it's safe to stop turning after day 14, but I personally stop turning on day 18 and stop handling them on day 18 as well.

 

[BadHareDay]

Do you know for sure that they are at at least day 15? How are you hatching? I've read it's safe to stop turning after day 14, but I personally stop turning on day 18 and stop handling them on day 18 as well.

I don’t know for sure. I got them via mail and I’m totally new. I’m incubating and manually turning.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Cool. If you have tracking information maybe there's a record of your delivery date so you can make a better guess. It's kinda important to know when the last 3 days of incubation are so you can get your humidity in the right place.