candling

[boz]

I am very close to the end of a batch of incubating some eggs but when I candling them I could not see in side. I am thinking the shell is thick and I feel like that is a good think we have had an egg picker so we started putting oysters in with the food feeder. I not seen any more eggs picked so I am thinking that was a good thing. to make an egg the chicken uses a lot of calcium . I think that is why the egg picker was doing that she was low in calcium. anyhow back to candling and not being able to see in side the egg. I think the calcium build up is stopping me from see them forum.it is now day 20 and I will see in hope in 1 day tell what you think.
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[Rose Quartz]

I'm not sure that would make it hard to see unless you previously set eggs that you could easily see inside of from the same hens.

by day 20 there isn't going to be much to see anyway. only the air cell is really visible at that point, you might see some movement in the very top of the egg where the inner membrane meets the air cell. The chick is filling the egg by day 20 so the rest should just be black, full of chick.

I have a few eggs on day 18 today and that's all I can see.

 

[boz]

I'm not sure that would make it hard to see unless you previously set eggs that you could easily see inside of from the same hens.

by day 20 there isn't going to be much to see anyway. only the air cell is really visible at that point, you might see some movement in the very top of the egg where the inner membrane meets the air cell. The chick is filling the egg by day 20 so the rest should just be black, full of chick.

I have a few eggs on day 18 today and that's all I can see.

thank you for that info

 

[Rose Quartz]

thank you for that info

np

 

[boz]

thanks for the vote

 

[boz]

it is day 21 and about 15:00 Est it will be day 22 I only have 1 egg that has even tried to do something. There is a small break in the egg shell and that's is all it has not going any bigger and now I am thinking that this bunch on eggs will not produce I move the other out to he brooder pin in the chicken run they are loving the run. And trying to get ready for the new batch but not much is going on does anyone have any idea as to what my be going on.
thanks for the help

 

[ldawntaylor]

Hi and welcome,

Chickens hatching on day 21 is just an average. I have heard of healthy chicks hatching as late as day 25.

 

[boz]

Hi and welcome,

Chickens hatching on day 21 is just an average. I have heard of healthy chicks hatching as late as day 25.

Thank you

 

[boz]

update there are now 4 or 5 peep or egg that have been peaked from the inside it is now day 22 so It is 19:20 hrs. est. and I hope to have some new chicks either late to night or in the morning. brooder is ready and waiting for them

 

[boz]

grate news I woke up this morning to find 4 new chicks in the incubator and to see 2 more eggs crack open I guess I will see them in the morning btw it is now late in the 22 sec. and the other will be here on the 23rd day 07:20 est. it looks like 2 Rhode inland red, 1 Barred Plymouth Rock and 1Cornish Rock Cross not to sure about the last one but in time I will see.