Candling!! Help!!

[Poultrybonkers]

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I candled two of my eggs everyday and they hatched. Maybe its just me.

 

[stoopid]

That is luck. And some clean hands!

 

[Chris Herzog]

OK, because I also want to know when to candle and also because I’m setting my first eggs this Friday 11-4-11.

Is this correct? Is this when I should be doing some candling?

Always clean hands prior to touching any eggs.

1) Day one: Before setting the eggs check each egg for cracks and/or damage and discard the obvious ones.

2) On day 7 – 10: Candle each egg looking for development, ie veins or maybe even an embryo.

3) On day 18: Candle each egg again and discard any quitters (at that point the ones with no development since day 7-10) before going into lock down and then just wait.

4) Finally, don’t remove any chicks, If at all possible, until a day or so and after all hatched chicks have had a chance to dry.

I know that I’m probably over thinking all this but I guess I just want to make sure that I’m doing it correctly the first time. LOL, I have even had the bator running none stop since last Thursday and I think I finally have this thing right where I want it.

So am I forgetting anything?

Chris