do you candle eggs before incubating or a week after?

[showjumper_girl2002]

Just wondering if i'm supposed to candle my eggs before I put them in the incubator or wait to candle till after they've been incubating for the first week?

 

[1shotcleaner]

at 10 days works great

 

[showjumper_girl2002]

10 days after being laid or after being in the incubator?

 

[yinepu]

I always candle mine before putting them in the incubator.. gives me the chance to spot any hairline cracks.. then again at day 10.. and at day 18 just before lockdown.

 

[showjumper_girl2002]

Ok thanks

 

[classicsredone]

I'm new, but I candled before to spot any small cracks. We practiced on supermarket eggs, and go figure, they had a ton of cracks not visible without the light.

 

[cmom]

I have candled before I put the eggs in the incubator to look fro cracks that may not be obvious. I have also hatched an cracked egg that I discovered when I did my first candle of a hatch at day 10. The crack wasn't obvious so that is when I stated to candle before I put the eggs in the incubator. I usually candle at day 18 too when I set the eggs for hatching.