You can see life at day 5Candle if you'd like - I never just candle on the so-called 'candling days' of 7, 14, and 18. I candle whenever I want and then right before lockdown. Some of my eggs must get sick of having a bright light shined in on them so often, lol.
Thanks I do have some darker ones. Mayne I'll check those a little later. I can't wait to take a peek though.If they are light color you can tell as early as day 3 or 4 and should be able to see plenty by day 5. If they are darker shelled it may be harder to tell anything until a little later, but you certainly should see something by day 7 if you can see into them at all. Here's my next to the last hatch's first few days candling:
Hey guys me again lol. So I've been turning my eggs 3 times a day and twice a night about every 5 hours. I'm worried this isn't frequent enough. Do you more experienced hatchers think this is except able or should I turn them more? Someone on here suggested 5 times and not at night but I don't want to leave them sitting all night on one side and I don't mind waking to turn them. Just want to be a good chick mama any suggestions are appreciated.. thanks.
Ok thank you. I'm so worried I'm going to put everything into it and have not one hatch. I'll feel so awful even though I know it happens lol. I'd love to hear any tips or things I should watch for. I've got a book I'm studying but it's nice to hear from actual people as well.
Ok I just candled them. They looked somewhere between day 3 and day 5 of amylynns picture. I'm so excited. Almost all of them showed veining. The only ones I couldn't see were the dark brown and green ones.
I think that's like the perfect schedule! I would never trust myself to turn them at night. I crack mine enough in daytime.
I quoted you to soon on the above. Since I'm a hand-turner I candle about 5 times a day. I'm not even exaggerating! But I will say I don't pick them up to candle...I just shine the light on them when they are laying down and make sure I see movement. I saw advanced development in a call duck egg after I had only incubated it for 24 hours! It's great watching the daily progress.
I was very happy that so far all of them showed growth. I'd be so happy if they all hatched even though I know that's unlikely.. 
Just don't do what I did...first time I saw a little chick moving around inside that egg when I candled it, it startled me so bad I darn near dropped the egg!Our temps here outside of the incubator are almost 100 degrees. Low humidity though. When I open the incubator the temps didn't even change lol made me feel a little better. I had to pick them up because I have 2 mini incubators. I can't fit the light in the incubator right lol.I was very happy that so far all of them showed growth. I'd be so happy if they all hatched even though I know that's unlikely..
Just don't do what I did...first time I saw a little chick moving around inside that egg when I candled it, it startled me so bad I darn near dropped the egg!
