Can you candle Marans eggs?

[McGoo]

I'm planning to candle my eggs on day 7 - right? And is it possible to candle Marans eggs? They are pretty dark red/brown.

 

[LinckHillPoultry]

Yes, it's possible to candle *any* egg!

 

[equine chick]

You need a pretty powerful light. I have marans in one of the bators now and I really had a hard time seeing. I really need a surefire but the one I have is pretty good.

 

[Katy]

It is harder to see anything with Marans eggs and I usually don't even try until day 10. Even then it's really hard to see if they're good dark eggs. I mainly just candle to check on aircell growth.

 

[Crunchie]

I can't candle those darn things.

I also just check on air cells. By the time day 17/18 rolls around I have a pretty good guess which ones are clear, but I still leave them in the 'bator for fear that I am just not seeing what I think I'm seeing through those dark shells!

 

[Katy]

Quote:I'm exactly the same way......they all go in the hatcher....just in case!!

 

[CHICKENHEAD]

I have a surefire 110 lumen, you can candle up to about day 11 and then it all turns black except for the air cell.

 

[McGoo]

Thanks for the help. I don't have a 'surefire'. I was going to use a flashlight set-up. I've got a super powerful flashlight and I was going to put a piece of black paper over it and only let the light pass thru a small opening. Isn't that the idea?

Newbie

 

[kstaven]

that will work McGoo

 

[Oblio13]

I can't even see the air sac in mine. Guess I should be happy that they're so dark.