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- #11
Is it bad to candle your eggs everyday??
Day of incubation start??
- Thread starter Curiousboy
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Short answer? Yes.
Two reasons. Opening the incubator means in most cases, you destabilize temps. Risking temp spikes or drops as it fights to balance again. Depending on the incubator the results can be minimal or deadly.
Second reason. Every time you touch an egg you have a percentage chance of cracking or dropping it. The more you candle, the more you multiply those odds. There's a percentage chance for accidents, eggs left out, someone shoving a door into you, bumping you, tripping, slipping that also increases ( usually in direct proportion to cost of the eggs) sigh...
And a third less likely reason. If you are rough or excessive in candling you can damage fragile forming vein networks and damage, weaken or kill an embryo.
Try to not candle often if you want a great hatch. If you are more interested in the process figure out how to mitigate temp swings, be very gentle, take good notes and realize you'll lose a few to learn something. Good luck.
Two reasons. Opening the incubator means in most cases, you destabilize temps. Risking temp spikes or drops as it fights to balance again. Depending on the incubator the results can be minimal or deadly.
Second reason. Every time you touch an egg you have a percentage chance of cracking or dropping it. The more you candle, the more you multiply those odds. There's a percentage chance for accidents, eggs left out, someone shoving a door into you, bumping you, tripping, slipping that also increases ( usually in direct proportion to cost of the eggs) sigh...
And a third less likely reason. If you are rough or excessive in candling you can damage fragile forming vein networks and damage, weaken or kill an embryo.
Try to not candle often if you want a great hatch. If you are more interested in the process figure out how to mitigate temp swings, be very gentle, take good notes and realize you'll lose a few to learn something. Good luck.
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- #13
Will i just hope everything goes well these last days im waiting for im on day 16 now and i saw some movement inside my incubator what does that mean??
Sorry, I've been off line a few days. Do you have chicks?!!!! You should be close.
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- #15
yes i do it just poped out this morning around 5:30
PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- #17
ive tried postng some but sence im using my ipad it doesnt work
Sorry I can't help you on the technology front. I know I don't have any problems when I download to my computer from my digital camera. I've never touched an iPad or iPod
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How many hatched? Are u done, or are there more to go?
How many hatched? Are u done, or are there more to go?
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- #19
Ohh you should buy one i got mine for graduation present
....and yes im done all are out which were 6/6
....and yes im done all are out which were 6/6
Great hatch!!! Now sit back and enjoy the chick show! And while you are relaxing, figure out how to send those pics.
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