Aruacana eggs...candling advice?

[n8ivetxn]

If you're not at least a little nervous when you're candling them, I don't think you're doing them right.

Heaven forbid that an accident should happen while handling them, but if it does, there's lots of good info on here for how to try to patch a crack - they can still hatch. I need to get some canning wax, just in case...

Yeah, I saw some of those threads.... I never would've thought! I guess I need to get some canning wax too, or get out my beeswax candles....

I gave up candling my broody hens eggs after 3 attempts, days 5, 7 & 9..
They were blue, green and brown eggs. I couldnt tell what the heck I was seeing so I gave up.
After that I just did a sniff test every other day until day 18 and then just left them alone.
All 11 hatched and lived.

LOL! I might as well give it up, I can't tell much myself! As long as they don't start stinking

Of my eggs that I have incubating now, most I can not see through very well but I can see that the veins are still healthy and there is no blood line so I would leave them and see what happens! I know you don't want to leave them in there because they could explode if they are infertile and they will spoil, I guess just see if they begin to create an odor ? Wish I could be more help

Most of mine, I couldn't even see veins! I took half out at day 14, clears, yolks, quitters... If they have veins, they should be good - yeah, I'm checking for odors myself, then I'll know for certain one needs to go!

 

[MotherKocher]

Good luck! Those eggs are definitely not easy to see through