*CHICKS are HERE!!!* Egg Candling Pics: Progression Though Incubation

[horsetails16]

Perfect for a beginner to hatching chicks, like me! Thanks so much! Great photos!

 

[mlaff]

Thanks for all the info!

 

[kimmie6067]

Hello in your profile pic is the rooster a BJG?

 

[MadFrogMom]

Thank you sooo much for this, I candled for my first time last night

it was amazing to see the things just like in your pictures

. My children loved it.

Thank you again
Dana

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

The photos at the start of the thread are awesome.

This is a wonderful thread deserving of immortality!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Quote:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/710048/our-beloved-suede-is-gone-january-2007-september-2012
Here is his story lovingly written by SpeckledHen.

 

[Jillian12]

Thank you for starting this thread! So much valuable information here.

I'd like to jump in if I can and share my experience as a beginner. My buff orp just started laying and I have a chocolate roo, so I thought I'd try incubating for the first time. I candled on day 7 and couldn't see anything. Since I am new and curious to the process, I thought I'd experiment and crack open the eggs to see if they were even fertile. I learned a lesson and that is to wait longer to candle. Turns out they were fertile (I think). Here are the 2 eggs. What do yall think? Were they fertile? I just put 3 more in the incubator and this time will wait longer before dismissing any eggs. Are brown eggs harder to candle? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance

 

[PalmHen]

Thanks!

If anyone is candling and thinking about tossing eggs, if you are new or don't have a high output flashlight, I always recommend waiting until day 12-14 to toss. (Unless of course something smells.)

I just candled at day 4. I was disappointed to have only 2 good, 5 iffy and 5 no good. However, I WILL wait until day 14 until I absolutely have to discard anything. (or unless something smells) I'm a newbie, so I'm sure I'm experiencing the learning curve. I sure worry about these little eggs, and would like to do everything right! I read A LOT.

 

[bamachickenmom]

I think this is great. Thank you so much. For a NEWBIE this really helps me out a whole lot.

 

[bamachickenmom]

I think this is great. Thank you so much. For a NEWBIE this really helps me out a whole lot.