How do you candle with 46 eggs?

[cmom]

I wonder how to get the eggs all candled without letting them get too cold. If I take them all out they will get cold so maybe take half out and then do the other half? And when it is lock down I will have to take them all out so I can remove the turner. That scares me too. LOL

I think of it like this. Over the years I have used broody's to hatch eggs and they usually get off of their nest for 15 to 20 minutes daily to eat, drink and poop. I usually don't candle until I set the eggs for hatching. Haven't had a problem yet.

 

[sdm111]

That's fine so however is most convenient for you just rest assured hens (I have 1) that seems continuously off her nest and hatches 100%. Also had eggs delivered to me in the rain that a friend's hen abandoned in a storm I put them under a broody hen and all hatched. I wouldn't sweat some time off the incubation

 

[mbleily]

That's fine so however is most convenient for you just rest assured hens (I have 1) that seems continuously off her nest and hatches 100%. Also had eggs delivered to me in the rain that a friend's hen abandoned in a storm I put them under a broody hen and all hatched. I wouldn't sweat some time off the incubation

Thanks, that makes me feel better. I just read all these things that happen to the hatches and they don't know what happened and I get upset. lol I guess I need to stop reading about the disasters.

 

[R2elk]

I wonder how to get the eggs all candled without letting them get too cold. If I take them all out they will get cold so maybe take half out and then do the other half? And when it is lock down I will have to take them all out so I can remove the turner. That scares me too. LOL

I have a cabinet incubator that has three separate trays for eggs. I only candle when moving the eggs to the hatcher. When I candle, I pull one tray out at a time, candle them and move the viable eggs to the hatcher. Each tray may contain as many as 72 eggs if the tray is full.

 

[cmom]

I have a cabinet incubator that has three separate trays for eggs. I only candle when moving the eggs to the hatcher. When I candle, I pull one tray out at a time, candle them and move the viable eggs to the hatcher. Each tray may contain as many as 72 eggs if the tray is full.

I do the same thing and candle one tray at a time when I move my eggs to the hatchers.

 

[mbleily]

I have only one turner with 46 eggs in it and I don't think I can pick up the turner with the eggs on it. It is an older turner. Works fine but not really sturdy to pick up with eggs on it. I will have to move eggs off it one at a time.

 

[sawilliams]

A broody gets off get nest at least 30min once a day. I move the lid and leave the bator open while I candle then just return the lid and check it 30min later to make sue temp and humidity are correct. Less moving the eggs, less chance to drop one.

 

[mbleily]

A broody gets off get nest at least 30min once a day. I move the lid and leave the bator open while I candle then just return the lid and check it 30min later to make sue temp and humidity are correct. Less moving the eggs, less chance to drop one.

I meant when I go into lock down. I have to take the turner out. So the egg have got to come off the turner then put back in after I move it out. I know it will work. I am just nerves because I want these chicks bad. LOL