Aug 28, 2024 #1 My15Ducks Songster Joined May 17, 2023 Messages 1,046 Reaction score 1,537 Points 241 Location Hawaii Hi, would you expect to see more than this on day 4 of incubation with a brown shelled hen egg? I’m just not used to brown eggs. (These eggs are probably not fertile but I want to be sure Thanks!!
Hi, would you expect to see more than this on day 4 of incubation with a brown shelled hen egg? I’m just not used to brown eggs. (These eggs are probably not fertile but I want to be sure Thanks!!
Aug 28, 2024 #2 Eggs_Over_EZ Crowing 7 Years Friend Joined Jan 13, 2018 Messages 697 Reaction score 2,322 Points 276 The earliest I check an egg for veins is 7 days but mostly wait until day 10 when there is not doubt whether it is fertile.
The earliest I check an egg for veins is 7 days but mostly wait until day 10 when there is not doubt whether it is fertile.
Aug 29, 2024 #3 Susan Skylark Songster Joined Apr 9, 2024 Messages 1,705 Reaction score 1,858 Points 209 Location Midwestern US I’d just wait a few days to be sure! You can tell at this stage in some eggs but it takes practice.
Aug 29, 2024 #4 HollowOfWisps Previously AstroDuck 5 Years Spirit Friend Joined Aug 28, 2020 Messages 5,582 Reaction score 12,952 Points 696 Location Iowa I don’t even bother candling before day 7 for lighter eggs and day 10 for dark eggs.