Any helpful hints on candling these DARK BCM eggs?

[MissDeb]

Im only a couple of days into it, but I was wondering what kind of hints folks had for candling eggs that are so dark?

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

You should be able to spot the clears, which are duds. You won't be able to see much, but you will see darkness in the good ones.

Oh, and I don't even bother candling Marans until Day 10.

Here's my last Marans hatching experience: http://amazingchickens.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-weight-loss-method-of.html

 

[MissDeb]

Yea I wont even bother until day 10 anyhow....I just thought it might be a bit more difficult to see anything

Thank you!

 

[lemurchaser]

I have 8 BCM eggs going into the hatcher tomorrow. I candled tonight and I can clearly see movement in all of them. I can see the faintest of veins in a few, but mostly just light and dark contrast. I just look that the dark mass is about what is expected, and then look for the dark parts to move.