Aug 28, 2024 #1 My15Ducks Songster May 17, 2023 1,046 1,536 241 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 Jan 13, 2018 697 2,320 276 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 Premium Feather Member Apr 9, 2024 1,428 1,352 199 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 Aug 28, 2020 5,581 12,924 686 Iowa I don’t even bother candling before day 7 for lighter eggs and day 10 for dark eggs.