Excellent candling flashlight

[ebonykawai]

I know quite a few people use Surefires. Here's another really good flashlight to try. It's 120 lumens and I was able to see quite a lot on day 6 with brown eggs.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_03493643000P?keyword=flashlight

 

[wegotchickens]

Thanks for the info!
I'm getting ready to set myself up to candle in a week or so...

 

[ebonykawai]

LOL, I love your icon!

 

[BamaChicken]

I use the GQF cool lite tester. Cost about 10 dollars

 

[ebonykawai]

Do you know how bright that one is? I was using a mini mag flashlight at about 15 lumens and couldn't see a thing.

 

[K&H Chicken Farm]

Its a good price too.

 

[littlebanty]

You can use a brooder lamp at 250 watts. Get a peice of cardboard and cut a hole in it to fit the large end of the egg into and put it up to the brooder lamp. I read that on some site yesterday and the results were REALLY good. Thats what Im hoping to do since I already have the lamp.

 

[skeeter9]

Just watch the heat when using your brooder lamp - you don't want to damage your embryos.

 

[silkiechicken]

That's great! Yeah. I use the LED surfire since it runs a lot cooler and you don't have to take eggs out of the bator. I carry the surefire on me daily and have found it to be a very drop resistant, water resistant, hardy light. When it gets covered in muck, just give it a bath no problem. The seals on the ends keep it dry inside.