Candling eggs, air sac? help!

[dancingbear]

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I see a misprint in the text of the diagram. It says, "if your eggs have a smaller airspace than normal, increase the humidity...."

NO.

If the airspace is smaller than it should be, you need to decrease the humidity. If the air space is too small at pip, the chick may drown.

Nice diagram, but whoever published it needs a new proofreader. (or maybe a fact-checker?)

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Hey there, I didn't really pay much attention to the pics at the top of that page, I was looking for the air cell pic

I believe the 2nd pic labeled as 14 days is actually a pic of an egg at 18 days.

Luckily, that wasn't made by me, I just found it through a search. The illustration I was looking for was of the air cell, not the rest of the hooplah. Sorry for any confusion

 

[quiltnchik]

I just candled mine - now on day #9 - and threw away one of the 7 because it was clear. The others have dark "blobs" in them and a nice air cell formed (can't see any veining because most are dark shelled), so I'm keeping my fingers crossed

 

[cshells2009]

never mind, edited because my pics got lost in translation

 

[jnkir7]

I Have Some With Small Air Cells And Others With Large Air Cells All Have Moving Chicks In Them

 

[beckychick]

I was glad to read this today...I am about to candle some eggs that are 14 days, wish me luck. Last time I looked I couldn't tell what was in there, I knew something was...I am guessing it was a chick.

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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Actually, "As a chick develops, the air space in the egg enlarges and the egg actually loses weight. Looking at the egg's air cell changes during candling is one way to see whether a chick is developing." page 266, Raising Chickens for Dummies, Willis, Kimberly. There's a great illustration on page 267:

 

[Katy]

This is a very old thread.

 

[FortWorthChicks]

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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Yes, but it's new to people who hadn't seen it before.

And came up in the "Recent Posts", which is how I found it. Useful information has no expiration date.