I'm very new and possibly pretty nieve when it comes to incubating and candleing eggs and wondered whether anyobne could help me out a bit.
i recently found myself with a really broody light sussex hen and thought i'd try to make the most of it and put some possibly fertile silver laced wyandotte eggs under her.
now, she's sat on them consistantly for the last 3 days as you would expect taking rare breaks to eat, drink and fight the other chickens (which is normal when shes broody lol).
I candled the eggs earlier this evening which is the 3rd night to see what was gonig on and there were light speckles, not alot else and no signs of any blobs or veins i've been told to expect.
after some investigation i learnt that this could be a bacteria infection and the eggs are basically failed.
is this true? because i dont want to leave my hen on the eggs if they are a failed cause.
sorry to babble.. just trying to give all the info i can..
any help would be appredciated..
thanks!!
Luke
i recently found myself with a really broody light sussex hen and thought i'd try to make the most of it and put some possibly fertile silver laced wyandotte eggs under her.
now, she's sat on them consistantly for the last 3 days as you would expect taking rare breaks to eat, drink and fight the other chickens (which is normal when shes broody lol).
I candled the eggs earlier this evening which is the 3rd night to see what was gonig on and there were light speckles, not alot else and no signs of any blobs or veins i've been told to expect.
after some investigation i learnt that this could be a bacteria infection and the eggs are basically failed.
is this true? because i dont want to leave my hen on the eggs if they are a failed cause.
sorry to babble.. just trying to give all the info i can..
any help would be appredciated..
thanks!!
Luke