How early?

[kizza07]

How early can you candle eggs? The eggs are from mixed breeds. I think mainly rhode island reds!
I heard that you do it before you put them in, so I did, but it didnt work. I couldnt see anything!
I don't even know how to candle anyways, it was just out of interest!

I have actually read heaps on candling, but i still cant manage to do it!

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

light brown eggs is 7 days. I never had white eggs so I dont know about them

 

[silkiechicken]

If you use a high power light source, meaning not your 1.99 home depot special, you can candle at about 3 days and see an embryo in both white and brown eggs. For beginners without a high power flashlight though, I recommend candling on day 10 as by then you will for sure see a dark spot in the egg, which is the embryo. The reason for candling before you incubate is to rid of eggs with cracks or porous shells.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

Sorry if I am jacking your thread "sound a lil dirty dont it lol" but what would you see on day 16?

 

[silkiechicken]

This is day 12. Day 16 will look similar, except the chick will be a little bit bigger. At day 16 you can still clearly see veins around the edges. Expect the chick to be a bout 10% larger than what you see in on Day 12, but it depends on how the chick is positioned.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

Thank you! I got to get my maglight out now and I can tell what I got. Thank you x 100

 

[silkiechicken]

Don't candle them too much now. Less hands on the better hatches they are! You don't want to love them to death now!

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

I only did one egg I pwomise lol

 

[kizza07]

ooh thank you!! That is really helpful!! Great shot too!