candeling eggs

[cowman910]

how long do i need to wait from the hatch until i start to see some things developing?......im getting impatient!

 

[mazdacrzy]

With the brown eggs I have been hatching, I can't tell anything until about day 10.

 

[cowman910]

so for those ten days were do you keep the eggs

 

[jossanne]

cowman, I don't understand. Have you got eggs in an incubator? Under a broody hen? How long have they been there?

 

[cowman910]

i took the eggs from her on the 7th and i have been turning it three times a day and candeling them twice a day i wasnt going to give the egg back to her until i start to see something develop should i give the egg back to her or continue what i am doing

 

[jossanne]

If you haven't got the egg in an incubator, you need to give it back to her. It won't develop unless it's kept at the proper temperature. So you won't see any veining until it's been set for a few days, either in an incubator at around 100 degrees, or under the hen.

I've read that most people candle around 7 or 8 days, and veining is usually visible by then. I think I've read that veining is visible in a white egg around 5 days.

 

[clayhillcouple]

I thought that I read: You shouldn't be handling and candling(that rhymes) too much.