Candling question

[crj]

I have some duck eggs in the bator and I am on day 19. On day 10 I did my first ever candling. Pretty darn cool. Well, I found 2 eggs that were no good and tossed them. Now I have 10. Tonight I candled them to see how they were doing. I found 1 no good and tossed. Now, 2 are questionable. I know there is suppose to be an air pocket at the wide end of the egg. I have 2 eggs that have air pockets on both sides and rather far up on the pointy end. I watched and there was something moving like the little duck not liking the light. The other eggs were all dark except on the wide end. Is there a problem with the 2 eggs? Or could they be under developed compared to the others?

I haven't incubated duck eggs before and this is the first time candling. I have hatched chickens but they are in dark brown eggs so I never tried to candle them.

 

[enggass]

Sorry, I'm new to this so i can't answer, but I do have another question...
Why is it recommended to candle on day 7 as opposed to day 10?
From all of the pics I've seen it seems like it would be easier to see if you have a viable egg on day 10 as opposed to day 7???

 

[gryeyes]

Who cares if you candle on day ten instead of seven?

Got some 'bator cops checking up on you?

I don't candle eggs before day ten for the exact reason you mention, enggass.

 

[NoseyChickens]

If they are moving around I wouldnt worry about it. They should be fine. As long as there is movment, the duck is alive and you have hope. They should catch up on time. Good luck!

 

[crj]

As long as there is movment, the duck is alive and you have hope.

That's what I was thinking. Maybe they are late bloomers. I haven't seen a picture of the egg this way. I searched on the computer. Found some cool pictures but nothing that I have.

I don't think it matters what day you candle your eggs. I just waited long enough till I knew when something would basically show up. That, and I was impatient....... lol. I'm glad I did check because I had to toss 3 eggs so far. Not much longer and I will have baby ducks. I can't wait....... hehehe.​