Candeling eggs?

[BlackRubleHatch]

I normally don't candle eggs but I'm tired of rotting eggs in my incubator. What days are the best to candle your eggs without hurting them?

 

[annabellaknits]

I think standard is 7, 10, and 18. But I candle whenever I want lol

 

[BlackRubleHatch]

@annabellaknits thank you! I'm gonna wait till day 7 and then candle. I'm also gonna buy a better thermometer that way I can keep my incubator at exact temp.

 

[junebuggena]

I candle every day after day 7. I just can't resist seeing how they grow. Keep in mind, hens get up off the nest at least once a day. A few minutes outside the incubator isn't going to hurt anything.

 

[BlackRubleHatch]

Yea I knew hens get off the nest I just heard that if you candle eggs early then it will kill them so I wanted to clear it up before I candle lol.

 

[AmericanMom]

Yea I knew hens get off the nest I just heard that if you candle eggs early then it will kill them so I wanted to clear it up before I candle lol.

With some of my lighter shelled eggs I candle at day 3 and can tell if there is any action.. I try to stay away but typically candle every couple days after that, I don't have to remove the eggs from the bator and don't use the turner so I have to open the incubator a couple times a day anyways so why not shine the light and see whats going on

 

[KeyFlock]

I like to candle on days 7, 14, and 18. Sometimes if I'm not sure on some of the eggs I'll candle on day 10 too.

 

[peter98]

I candeled some of my eggs they arn't clear but they dont have any veins i can see it looks blood red and a little dark when i shine the light from the blunt end
they are six days old and i dont know if they are fertile or not

 

[KeyFlock]

Could you post pictures? How do they look now?

 

[peter98]

Today I finally saw veins in the egg