Candling eggs.. My first time

[ponygirly306]

I am currently having a broody hen sit on a egg for me for 5 days to see if i have a rooster or a hen in my coop (that's the 'it').


I thought that if I left a egg under my wyandotte (broody one) for a week it would start to develope enough for me to see if the eggs I were collecting were fertilized.

To put a long story short I want chicks and I am trying to convince my mum to let me, and finding out if i have a rooster is one of the mandatory fundamentals

I am hoping to have a rooster, because that would send me a step in the right direction!!!

So basically I am calling on the BYC members that have candled fertilized eggs before, and possibly may have pictures of the eggs from the days up to day 5-6.

Thankyou!!! Mucho appreciated!!!

 

[ponygirly306]

Help. Any one

 

[TheTeenyTinyFarm]

Hi!
I just candled for my first time too and what I saw is posted on my website:

Go to:

www.theteenytinyfarm.com

when you get to the site...visit the "adopt a silkie" page and scroll down...I posted the picture I took of the egg candled at 8 days.

I hope this helps!

 

[ponygirly306]

thankyou!!

Edit: by the way, that is amazing!! i can even see its little eye!

 

[ponygirly306]

anyone else?

 

[ponygirly306]

can anyone else post some pics? please?

 

[hinkjc]

I'm not sure if I understand...you don't know if you have a rooster?

Maybe you could just post a pic of your birds and we could tell you if you have a roo?

Jody

 

[SterlingAcres]

Ummm.... you should see veins.

I agree with Jody. Post the 'it' and we could all ID it.

 

[ponygirly306]

i have posted a thread in the what breed or gender am i section, you'll find it all in there

 

[hinkjc]

Yup, just saw it. "It" is a hen.

Jody