Candling?

[cherndon712]

I don't have a candler, nor does ANY store around here carry one. Any ideas?

 

[Katy]

You can use a high powered mag lite flashlite with fairly good results.

 

[silkiechicken]

I use a surefire 6p with LED upgrade. Don't even have to take the eggs out of the bator to candle!

 

[tiffanyh]

Thats what I use, the one with LED bulb.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I have used a high powered small mag lite ....just darken your room.....I have also made a homemade candler from an inverted heat lamp added a 100 watt bulb and made a blacken cover from a frisbee, just cut a hole out of the middle...both work great...

 

[marcuscarr]

Try this...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=28720

 

[speckledhen]

You can also use a slide projector with the beam pointed upward and a cover of some sort to concentrate the beam and sit the egg on. That's what I do-works beautifully, and alot of people have those just gathering dust in the attic or bsmt.

 

[sara]

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Cyn, what do you put over the light. Since you have been talking about this so much it made me remember how great it works from when I was younger. Just won one off ebay.. I don't think I ever covered the end before, but that sounds like a good idea.

 

[yotetrapper]

I have a candling question too. When are you supposed to candle, and why do you even need to? Cant you just wait the time and then throw out whatever eggs dont hatch?

 

[birdlover]

Cyn,
That's what I use too...a slide projector. I don't even use a cover. I just cup my hands around the egg and it works fine.

Yote,
It's good to candle so that you can toss the eggs that are no good to avoid contaminating the clutch. Also, most of us chicken luvers like to know. Sort of like finding out the sex of your baby before it's born!

Ellen