EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: PowerLux Egg Candler

Product No. EC116 36.95
Hand held candler. Long lasting LED light. Use on white or brown shelled eggs to candle general embryo development. Comes with two easy to change end pieces for large and small eggs. Cord length 8 ft.
Looks like it works good post #237

this is my set up.....
I need to see into Marans and CCL eggs
1" foam pipe to LED light
image was posted for helping me from @R2elk here on byc but mine is the exact same now

I also have a mic stand to use when I mark aircells, its alot easier with it to hold egg in one hand and write with other, not bothering with holding flashlight.





What I use after hatching so many marans, I needed a good one!
its a 3000 lums/lumens I researched to find the brightest I could get in the most handy as well as cheap! I have bought up to 1500 lums and couldnt see into dark blue eggs, now they look like I am candling a duck egg, very quick fast and done. Love it!
Well worth the money spent and the rechargeable batteries rock!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ABXYKV6/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400666275860?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
3000 Lumen CREE XML T6 5-Mode LED Flash SOS Flashlight

Portable Adjustable Desktop Mic... $12.99






peachickie found this!!
http://www.amazon.com/APG-Lumens-Zoomable-Q5-Flashlight/dp/B012VMJP4G/


APG 3000 Lumens Zoomable CREE XM-L Q5 LED Flashlight Torch Zoom Lamp Light - 3 Mode Adjustable Brightness Waterproof Design Torch Lighting for Hiking, Camping & Outdoor Activity (Black)

• Skid-proof, waterproofing design, "O" ring sealed.
• Super Bright, blinding Effect, adjustable focus range for different usage.
• Convex Lens Reflector; Clip for convenience carry.
• Internal wiring applies the high efficient booster circuit, working voltage is wide and can utilize the batteries in the largest extent.
• Suitable for Self Safety, hunting, cycling, climbing, camping and outdoor activity etc.

List Price:$29.99Price:$6.99 & FREE Shipping\

This is the best I have found.


Price: $15.50 & FREE Shipping on orders over $35. Details
http://www.amazon.com/UltraFire%C2%AE-Zoomable-Flashlight-Rechargable-Batteries/dp/B00H0BAPUM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1447453880&sr=8-3&keywords=led+rechargable+flashlight+18650

Anyone interested in the 3,000 L..

Price:US $9.13
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C $13.31 Approximately US $9.42
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Quote: Hand held candler. Long lasting LED light. Use on white or brown shelled eggs to candle general embryo development. Comes with two easy to change end pieces for large and small eggs. Cord length 8 ft.
Looks like it works good post #237

I have something Cheaper and Better When I got it it was like 20$

Yosoo High Intensity Egg Candler Tester LED Cool Light For Incubator Brooder Chicken Quail
Price:$15.99 & FREE Shipping on orders over $35. Details
http://www.amazon.com/Yosoo-Intensity-Candler-Incubator-Brooder/dp/B00X9T8TKW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452907666&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=chicken+egg+candle&psc=1

• INCU-BRIGHT™ COOL LIGHT EGG CANDLER - INCUBATOR WAREHOUSE EXCLUSIVE... $12.99

http://incubatorwarehouse.com/incu-bright-egg-candler.html

The absolute best candler you can get is an overhead projector cheap from a yard sale. Laugh all you want but it's the honest to God's truth.

I've gotten lazy and if I candle, I use the LED app on my iPhone 6 Plus. Except for BCM's, they get the projector.

USE YOUR CELL PHONE
LED LIGHT AP!

BYC's

DIY Candler for dark eggs without hiding in the dark with 110 volts swtiched LED lighting 8 x8x16 inchs https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...110-volts-swtiched-led-lighting-8-x8x16-inchs

Alkaline Battery Recharger for AAA, AA, C and D size Batteries

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ACH6BK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

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About the Product

• total of 4 charging stations
• 4 AAA or AA batteries, 2 C or D batteries or 2 AAA or AA and 1 C or D batteries at one time
• Help benefit the environment and save money on replacement batteries.
• Charges brands such as; Duracell, Eveready, Sanyo, Polaroid, Panasonic, and Rayovac
• With the cost of a typical alkaline battery 6 pack ranging in price from $4.99 to $8.99, this unit will pay for itself in just a few re-charges.

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Total price: $36.82

After viewing Sally's mic stand candler and seeing the proper way to candle, we rigged up a flashlight to a music stand. This is a 320 lumen light with the lens removed so it makes a good seal.




A BCM egg at day 7 (all the pics are day 7). Lights not strong enough to see veins, but we know there is a chick.

I got a new little flashlight for candling but wanted a softer cushion and a way to create less gapping between the egg and the end of the flashlight.

I was trying to think of what I had on hand that could work - weather stripping! It's cushiony (yes, that's a word lol) and sticky on one side, so easy to apply & work with - however, I decided I wanted to secure mine better with super glue once I had it in place.

So I super glued the weather stripping around the end of the flashlight and voila! A perfect cushion and great seal on the egg for candling! Even if you don't have weather stripping on hand, it's super cheap and easy to pick up!

Posted by mamahmendez
Here is my candler. I used a piece of a blue pool noodle and some electrical tape. The foam part os great. My husband is letting me borrow his flashlight, he is kinda a flashlight hoarder IMO, so my foam part is removable. I could us a stonger light but the cover is cheap, awesome and temporary.



How about pictures of someone candling a dark egg with two candlers?

-Kathy
see edit, I only have the one for four lights

 

[ocap]

The geek in me wants to know when BYC shuts down an we open up a completely new web site: BYC 2.0

 

[DwayneNLiz]

And with that; the incubating thread plunges head first into the gutter....

were we ever out of the gutter?

Got nothing for this...

-Kathy

lol, i dont believe you

I have five that look like the "male" photo and got five eggs two days in a row(ten total eggs). so,,,,I stay confused

sometimes the hens have big wattles too

I'm trying to find pics of them as keets but not having any luck. One was twice as big as the other three and had distinctly different wattles. He's still the biggest. He ran with two smaller ones that had mostly straight down wattles. The fourth one they were always trying to kill, so I assumed I had a trio and a less dominant MALE that was causing issues. They seriously hated him and very truly attempted to kill him often. Does that dynamic make any sort of sense for a quad of males? Guineas are so weird.

Anyway, so recently one started roosting with the chickens. I thought it was the "hen" but this morning I realized it's actually the bigger of them. Not sure what he's doing in there because there are 3 mature roos and 3 juvies in there also. The smaller guinea is roosting all alone outside the kitchen window.

dont guineas raise their keets together?

 

[campingshaws]

Sally I like the accurite from Walmart. It's about $8 and has 24-hr hi-lo and is pretty accurate. I have 3-4 of them because they're free standing and I like them. And easy to calibrate, but I don't think they can be adjusted.

 

[casportpony]

The geek in me wants to know when BYC shuts down an we open up a completely new web site: BYC 2.0

This is BYC 2.0. Somewhere there is a post/article that explains it.

-Kathy

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Sally I like the accurite from Walmart. It's about $8 and has 24-hr hi-lo and is pretty accurate. I have 3-4 of them because they're free standing and I like them. And easy to calibrate, but I don't think they can be adjusted.

got pics or can you find which on the website? if you link me I can pull and add it
with any notes you wish to say

 

[casportpony]

Quote: My fingers are itching to type something, but I must behave!

-Kathy

 

[Beer can]

:/    what kind of ducks did you like?

I had khaki campbells, pekins, mallards, then crosses of them all. Khaki/mallard crosses laid tons of eggs and were phenomenal broodies. I really like the mallards. The pekin males were a little aggressive towards the girls and I wasn't impressed with their carcass size for meat once you got all the feathers off, and they ate a lot even though they were 24-7 free range. If I go with ducks again they will probably be moscovy's, need to move first. I prefer ducks and guineas strictly free range.

 

[campingshaws]

 
And with that; the incubating thread plunges head first into the gutter....

were we ever out of the gutter?

 
Got nothing for this... 

-Kathy

lol, i dont believe you 

 


I have five that look like the "male" photo and got five eggs two days in a row(ten total eggs). so,,,,I stay confused

sometimes the hens have big wattles too 

I'm trying to find pics of them as keets but not having any luck. One was twice as big as the other three and had distinctly different wattles. He's still the biggest. He ran with two smaller ones that had mostly straight down wattles. The fourth one they were always trying to kill, so I assumed I had a trio and a less dominant MALE that was causing issues. They seriously hated him and very truly attempted to kill him often. Does that dynamic make any sort of sense for a quad of males? Guineas are so weird.


Anyway, so recently one started roosting with the chickens. I thought it was the "hen" but this morning I realized it's actually the bigger of them. Not sure what he's doing in there because there are 3 mature roos and 3 juvies in there also. The smaller guinea is roosting all alone outside the kitchen window.

dont guineas raise their keets together? 

Don't know? These 4 were given to me as keets. They're 15 months old. I guess I was thinking there would be more fighting with four males.

 

[campingshaws]

Sally I like the accurite from Walmart. It's about $8 and has 24-hr hi-lo and is pretty accurate. I have 3-4 of them because they're free standing and I like them. And easy to calibrate, but I don't think they can be adjusted.

got pics or can you find which on the website?  if you link me I can pull and add it
with any notes you wish to say