Candling Fertilized Cicken eggs?

[Chicken Lovezer]

Hi!
I am thinking about Candling Fertilized chicken eggs soon....
how do I do it and what could go wrong also how do I know if the egg is growing or dead?

Thanks!

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!

You may want to try this forum if you have not already done so:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs.

Or, you can use the BYC search bar to search "candling eggs".

Good luck! I hope you have a good hatch rate!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Hi!
I am thinking about Candling Fertilized chicken eggs soon....
how do I do it and what could go wrong also how do I know if the egg is growing or dead?

Thanks!

First, always wash your hands before handling the eggs to decrease the chance of introducing bacteria to the egg. The how- you can use a good strong flashlight, you can buy a candler or many people use the flashlight app on the smart phones. I use my LED flashlight. I cup my hand around the "lens" as I hold the egg up to the light. (I will add a pic). Candling down into the egg from the top (air cell end) or just slightly to the side, but into the air cell end, will let you see the best and make out development as well as air cell. What could go wrong? The biggest thing is dropping them. Rough handling can cause them to quit. Bacteria can be introduced. I will also post a link for the thread that I use for comparison while candling. It's an excellent thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...g-candling-pics-progression-though-incubation

How I candle: