Candling

[monarc23]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Embryology/embryophotos.shtml

Check this out, K...

I'd hold onto them, too. If they're clear at 10-14 days, then I toss them.

The red lines could be veins (good), might be a bloodring (bad), but you never really know for sure... mark them with a "?" and leave them in.

that's exactly what i did for mine that were questionable (either the whole shell too dark to see into at 7 days, or a red line...I wasn't sure enough to pitch em so I put a big ole "?" on em lol!


ANND I also wanted to show the Pen LED light I use to candle my tiny quail eggs:

I got it at an auto parts store (cuz we had to stop somewhere for em on the way home from grocery shopping it totally slipped my mind to get a pen light there..lol and im not even sure if walmart sells pen lights lol)!​

 

[Mrs MIA]

...and it's strong enough to see into dark Button or Coturnix eggs?

woot! I may need to go get one...

 

[Julie's Silkies]

Quote:
the red line, i think i read those could be eggs that died after a bit but DO NOT hold me too that!!!


By the way, your lionheads are adorable.

By best friend breeds really awesome quality ones (Ever after rabbitry).

I've met your friend at a few shows, is she Judy ( I think)

I'll candle again tonight to look again. I think it's a blood ring.

 

[Julie's Silkies]

Mine are 11 days now, most were veins and some had dark spots in the big end, So I have no ideal on them , I would hate to get rid of them and they turn out to be good.

 

[kwynn's birds Alaska]

What's a blood ring? Is it a dead egg? These lines are looking a lot like veins, and they look like they are coming from the air bubble at the end and down to the dark mass. Or maybe it's coming from the dark mass to the air bubble. Is this good or bad? Does anyone maybe have pics of good and bad things I need to look for?

Now I'm scared!

I have a stylus streamline LED penlight. It was a gift from my dad. He purchased it at a parts store on the north slope sure is a handy little thing. It takes AAAA batteries. No, that's not a mistype. I didn't even know thay made AAAA batteries until I got this.

Also not too computer smart really, how do I post my pics on this sight?

 

[kwynn's birds Alaska]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

...and it's strong enough to see into dark Button or Coturnix eggs?

woot! I may need to go get one...

These are great. I actually looked again, and can see the air bubbles at the end. not much else though, I might need to take out my contacts for that one.

If I knew how to put pics on here, I'd show you my light.​

 

[monarc23]

Julie's Silkies :

Quote:
the red line, i think i read those could be eggs that died after a bit but DO NOT hold me too that!!!


By the way, your lionheads are adorable.

By best friend breeds really awesome quality ones (Ever after rabbitry).

I've met your friend at a few shows, is she Judy ( I think)

I'll candle again tonight to look again. I think it's a blood ring.​

I think you're thinking of Peace Lanes rabbitry (that'd be Judi Amon)

. My best friend of Ever After is Kristen Butler

she hasn't been to many shows yet, but her stock she's sold is doing awesome for their new owners

 

[monarc23]

kwynn's birds Alaska :

What's a blood ring? Is it a dead egg? These lines are looking a lot like veins, and they look like they are coming from the air bubble at the end and down to the dark mass. Or maybe it's coming from the dark mass to the air bubble. Is this good or bad? Does anyone maybe have pics of good and bad things I need to look for?

Now I'm scared!

I have a stylus streamline LED penlight. It was a gift from my dad. He purchased it at a parts store on the north slope sure is a handy little thing. It takes AAAA batteries. No, that's not a mistype. I didn't even know thay made AAAA batteries until I got this.

Also not too computer smart really, how do I post my pics on this sight?

woah! AAAA!? I never knew those exsisted either! mine takes AAA which is nice because so does al ot of other things in my house like my humidity/temp guage for my incubator lol!​

 

[monarc23]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

...and it's strong enough to see into dark Button or Coturnix eggs?

woot! I may need to go get one...

yessery bob they are!!!!!

I am going to try and get a pic of what I can see (though not much now since most are very far along in incubation stage)...but hopefully i can do it with 2 hands holding one egg, a pen light and a camera

MUAH HA HA! LOL!​

 

[monarc23]

By the way to post pictures you can easily go to www.photobucket.com (its free to sign up and use), upload the pictures you want to show there, then click (copy- tho it copies when you click instead of maknig you right click too copy it) the "IMG" part, and then paste it here...atleast that's how I do it.

Im sure theres other ways though.


ANNND here I just candled one of Sams jumbo Coturnix eggs, they are 4 days incubated and already I can see viens. yeah that's a red x, I used a fine marker as I read that some have used that and not had any complications.