Bad eggs in bator

[Josie]

When do you take bad eggs out of the incubator? If I took out all the ones that are no longer moving, I would only have two left. (Day 14)
Also, when I candle one egg, I saw three different spots, the next time the same egg was one larger spot. It's not moving, its dead, right?
Thanks

 

[speckledhen]

Not always! Sometimes the baby is resting. I don't always see them move, but if there are veins and not just a blood ring, they're probably fine.

 

[Poison Ivy]

Here is a link you can click to see different days of incubation.

http://www.minkhollow.ca/HatchingProgram/Candling/Week2-3/Day12.html

 

[Josie]

Thanks,
Maybe there is some hope.
Great website Cynthia!

By the way is there such thing as "too much candling"?

Edited: oops! Great website Poison Ivy!

 

[speckledhen]

The site Poison Ivy posted is definitely one of my favorites! SO many pics to study. Can you candle too much? Well, yes, in a way. Candling in and of itself doesn't hurt the egg, but handling it too much and shaking up the embryo, taking the chance on dropping it, etc, would be the problems.