How many should we candle at a time?

[Fourgirlsoneboy]

We are going to wait till day 7- but we have 43 eggs. Do I candle some, then wait a while, or just do them all at once? I am so worried about bad eggs exploding!! Also, we have a few in there that have dark poors now (much darker than before). Are those bad? I'm sorry I can't take pics.

 

[Cherlyn]

Not sure I understand about the dark pores, but I cannot imagine that they are bad. Porous eggs in general can have a lower hatch rate, however - take extra precautions with keeping your hands and the incubator clean. As for candling, I personally would just take them out in groups of 5, or 7, all in the same night.

~Cherlyn

 

[busylizzie]

I would do as PP

I wouldn't have thought you would have an exploding egg at this early stage.

good luck with your hatching

 

[Fourgirlsoneboy]

Thanks all

 

[Kullas]

I wait until day 10 and then candle them all. at day 10 there are much easyer to tell the good ones from the bad

 

[speckledhen]

I agree with Chris, Day Ten is probably the best time to candle.