Candling Question

[chickenlover456]

What is the earliest you should candle? Is there a certain place in time where it can harm the egg? It's Day 2 for my eggs, and i'm anxious to candle, but I won't start until i'm sure it's fine.

 

[Chicken Cluck]

I'm not an expert but I'm just guessing that maybe two weeks. I've never raised fertalized eggs.

 

[Farm Frenzy]

I don't know about anyone else, but I usually candle mine about day 3. That's when I can usually start to see veining, if any. If I'm not 100% possitive, then I put it back in the incubator and recheck around day 7 or so. Everyone is different and has their own methods, but there are plenty of wonderful people here to help you out, and you can pick which one is best for you, that's what I did.

 

[SussexInSeattle]

I thought I saw that it is better to candle soomer than later but I can not remember where in here that I saw that. So go ahead and candle away!

 

[roosty]

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Thats what I do too

 

[fisher man]

You can candle as soon as you get to make shure the egg is fertile.

 

[windtryst]

I candled on day 5 if I remember, and saw the veining. And again on day 8 or 9. Candle early to see the veining, after that it was growing dark blobs...

 

[Chicken Cluck]

Actually, i did some research, and day 6 is best.

 

[chickenlover456]

Judging from the wide variety of answers, I'm guessing it doesn't really matter when, as long as its NOT Day 2. (Yes, I candled when i received the eggs in the mail to check for cracks.) Since I'm just about bouncing up and down in my chair, I think I'll candle on Day 3. Thanks for all the help everyone!

 

[ginbart]

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It's going to be a long 21 days for you.

Wait until day 18 comes, the last 3 days take forever.