Candling ,,, please help

[kandooshe]

how can I candle an egg and when ? please give me some hints , I searched the Internet but couldn't understand the means of that ...

thanx

 

[gallatea]

If you do a search here, there are many pages on candling. Look at the stickies too at the top of heading pages.

In short though - use a flashlight. Hold the egg with your fist, and hold it at an angle over the flashlight, trying to make the hole in your hand small so tons of light doesn't pour out around the egg obscuring your view. I rotate the egg very gently, and then you can see the variation and where light can come through so you can see vascular development. It takes time and practice. Best to do it in a very dark room too. But to start, you may go in a dim room to make sure you're ok with holding the egg. You candle after 10 days incubating. You won't see much before this and best not to do it too much or you will disturb the developing embryo.

 

[CCourson05]

Here's a good thread...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

 

[kandooshe]

Thanks I will do that , I hope I can get success