Candling help

[Roscoe1982]

Hello

I have had 9 white bantam eggs in the incubator for 2 and a half days now. Three of them are showing signs of development but the other 6 seem to be clear still. When should I do the final check and dispose of the clear ones??

Has anyone else had the same as be but saw development appear later in the clear ones??

Many thanks

Al

 

[Country Chickens]

I know how strong the temptation is to candle, but I personally don't candle (or even disturb the eggs) until day seven. I find that's a good day to take a look, as the chick is a nice blobby shadow (very small!) and the spider veins are easy to see. I wouldn't throw anything out this early--too easy to toss a viable egg. Even at day seven I only toss them if they have the bacterial ring. Maybe that will help!

 

[Roscoe1982]

Does that mean the clear ones could still develope??

 

[Country Chickens]

A truly clear egg is infertile and won't develop. But, an egg that appears clear really early on might have veins developing that are too faint to see. That's why I don't toss clear eggs.