Candler is 0 for 16.

[Lelilamom]

I'm chucking my candler. I candled 12 banty eggs and saw chicks in all 12. Day 29 I pulled all 12 out and not a single one had a chick in them. All rotten eggs.

I candled 12 turkey eggs on day 24 of the incubator. Saw 4 with no chick. I said to myself "Self, you've been wrong before" and I left all 4 in the incubator. Day 31, one of the "empty" eggs started to hatch.

Just goes to show that you never know.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

What kind do you have? I use this one and it works great,

https://www.amazon.com/Magicfly-Can...2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1

 

[Lelilamom]

What kind do you have? I use this one and it works great,

https://www.amazon.com/Magicfly-Candler-Incubator-Warehouse-Exclusive/dp/B00KCKNYCY/ref=mp_s_a_1_6_sspa?crid=2ZQPTRE6VJBGS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6NKsYSwYxBJYXBbzIUJRHoG-RhI8ZzJBmZL5j7CcoDorUMWW7mBTJJ0YkxFvTkFUsqP42wE4UNlXAxvaXrIJIZKQ-E_c9DjOgS-uyG0MHTjFwCXXJndoc2wPblTpWJnOwP20mFy0WaULSW_0-KPu-YfMLAxRMxVOQoyo7fYSYLs3AIc12Himf4xGQNDHw4snwmrRYK7ZC5CUVom_wiqi-g.ViAfgzXiCukEzD38tK1DE1WbGU18YgaQzFfKQWEz5UM&dib_tag=se&keywords=egg+candler&qid=1747247940&sprefix=egg+candler,aps,187&sr=8-6-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1

I have the "Flashlight in the Shoebox" brand.
I rarely candle, or incubate for that matter, and let mama take care of her eggs. But this year I had to and dug up my candler I made oh so many years ago. Come to think of it, it didn't really work at that time either! Thanks for the link - amazon here I come!

 

[Susan Skylark]

Also candling eggs often (practice) helps a ton, like anything else! I’m a bit obsessed myself!