Candling at end of Day Four (PHOTOS)

[Cherlyn]

Just candled my six buff orpington eggs at the closing of day 4. The eggs are quite porous so it made things difficult to see, but at least three have embryos, and the others are still uncertain at this point.

Uncertain:

Some veining seen:

More veining seen, but unable to capture in photo:

Embryo can be seen, especially if you tilt your screen up:

Again:

Uncertain:

Embryo:

Will take better photos in the next few days.

~Cherlyn

 

[jonty]

Way too early to candel. What your doing is the best way to kill them.

 

[kagedgoddess]

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thats not nice! people have candled that early and their eggfs were Fine!

op dont worry about it, i did it too, so far so good! if it kills them me and you can cry togeather, but i ve seen others do it, so I'M not worried!

 

[Cherlyn]

Not worried about it, as I know the poster is misinformed and incorrect.

 

[Chickie Mamma]

I have always candled that early and never had problems. The op needs to realize that the mommy does get off the nest to eat and drink for a few minutes every day. I don't candle the last 3 days because the humidity will drop too much for hatch time. As long as you do it quick, and the temp in the incubator recovers within a half hour or so, have fun watching your embryo develop..

 

[Cherlyn]

Thanks, Chickie Mama!

I love showing my oldest kiddo the development cycle of chicks.

~Cherlyn

 

[Chickie Mamma]

It is so much fun! In a few days there will be the little floating black dot (eye) and then I think its most interesting at day 12-16. After that, they get a bit cramped and the egg just looks dark. I wouldn't do it everyday, there won't be much of a change. Every 3 or 4 days is fun, they develop so fast, they will look different in such a short period of time. The porus eggs are harder to see through, but your camera takes nice candling pics! I am looking foward to seeing their development.

 

[matthew1985]

i candle mine early too im jus eggcited to c if i got nething and it goes well.

 

[vkp23]

I've been candling my ducks every day and they are growing big and strong. they do grow so fast.

 

[Guinea Goonie]

I did notice that the eggs are "porous", the shells are spotty and such.

I have read that these are harder to hatch out.