Day 6 Candling: Is this good or bad?

[ChestnutRidge]

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Thank you! I will certainly look up Brinsea's book, and thank you for the university link. That's why I decided to weigh the eggs as well. There are so many different recommendations that I decided that ideal humidity must simply vary depending on the environment, conditions inside the house, altitude, incubator, incubating practices, and who knows what else. The weight is one discrete factor that I can measure. I'm a beginner (as you can see in my signature, I have no chickens - these potential hatchlings will be my first! Perhaps not the most cautious approach, but I do like to learn a process from beginning to end.

), so I went with a Genesis 1588 with an automatic turner.




I appreciate all of your advice. Thanks!

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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That's very good to hear! I hope that mine develop well, too.

Thanks!

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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For anyone else who is interested, here is the link to Brinsea's Incubation Handbook: http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/Brinsea_IncubationHandbook/Brinsea_IncubationHandbook.pdf

ETA: I am loving this handbook! It's far more informative than any of the books I've bought!

 

[artathart]

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Thank you! I will certainly look up Brinsea's book, and thank you for the university link. That's why I decided to weigh the eggs as well. There are so many different recommendations that I decided that ideal humidity must simply vary depending on the environment, conditions inside the house, altitude, incubator, incubating practices, and who knows what else. The weight is one discrete factor that I can measure. I'm a beginner (as you can see in my signature, I have no chickens - these potential hatchlings will be my first! Perhaps not the most cautious approach, but I do like to learn a process from beginning to end.

), so I went with a Genesis 1588 with an automatic turner.

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I appreciate all of your advice. Thanks!

I would be very careful with that accubrite thremometer you have in there. I bought the exact same one and the big red bulb on the front melted as did the glue on the back of it holding the glass tube in so be really careful.

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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Yikes! Thanks for the heads-up!

 

[artathart]

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Yikes! Thanks for the heads-up!

Np. It took me a couple days to notice. Good luck!

 

[tmoore8595]

Maybe this will help;

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=230

 

[Gypsy07]

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It's great, isn't it! And the Texas A&M guide is even better. Not that the info is better, just that there's a lot more of it. I read through their guidelines for storing eggs and successfully hatched a bunch of eggs that were over a fortnight old. Then I collected eggs to send to a fellow BYCer and she also managed to hatch out eggs that were over two weeks old and had additionally gone through the horrors of shipping! Now I recommend the Brinsea and the Texas A&M guide to just about everyone!

 

[ChestnutRidge]

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I'm reading the Texas A&M guide now, and it is fantastic! Thanks for recommending both of these great sources.

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This is a great resource as well. I’ve looked at this, but wasn’t how my blurry eggs matched up with these. I also really like the examples of bad eggs from The Easy Chicken: http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html

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Yikes! Thanks for the heads-up!

Np. It took me a couple days to notice. Good luck!

Well, you pushed me over the edge. I just ordered the Brinsea thermometer and a digital hygrometer meant for cigars or something. Boy, it’s a good thing I didn’t take up an expensive hobby like golf or something…

 

[artathart]

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I'm reading the Texas A&M guide now, and it is fantastic! Thanks for recommending both of these great sources.

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This is a great resource as well. I’ve looked at this, but wasn’t how my blurry eggs matched up with these. I also really like the examples of bad eggs from The Easy Chicken: http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html

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Np. It took me a couple days to notice. Good luck!

Well, you pushed me over the edge. I just ordered the Brinsea thermometer and a digital hygrometer meant for cigars or something. Boy, it’s a good thing I didn’t take up an expensive hobby like golf or something…

I ordered a new Brinsea Advance a few days ago....This hobby doesn't come cheap thats for sure!