I have two questions about candling eggs

[BantamFan4Life]

Q. 1: What is the earliest point that you can see growth in the embryo by candling eggs?

Q. 2: Can you candle eggs in a dark room with just a flash light?

Thanks!!!

 

[Pancholoco]

Q1: The best day to candle eggs are from day 7 to 10 That's what I heard here.

Q2: Yes you can. I do that, is better to candle at night all lights off except flashlight

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Some candle earlier than day 7, but I dont as its a time of tremendous growth and important growth so I dont like to mess with them. Day 7 is a very good day to see movement and veining.... your welcome to all my notes, pics and videos..... scroll to the candle section in hatching 101


Hatching Eggs 101 ~ Guide to ASSISTED Hatching ~ Mushy Chick Disease ~ Cooler Bator ~

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Q1: The best day to candle eggs are from day 7 to 10 That's what I heard here.

Q2: Yes you can. I do that, is better to candle at night all lights off except flashlight

Some candle earlier than day 7, but I dont as its a time of tremendous growth and important growth so I dont like to mess with them. Day 7 is a very good day to see movement and veining.... your welcome to all my notes, pics and videos..... scroll to the candle section in hatching 101


Hatching Eggs 101 ~ Guide to ASSISTED Hatching ~ Mushy Chick Disease ~ Cooler Bator ~

Q1: The best day to candle eggs are from day 7 to 10 That's what I heard here.

Q2: Yes you can. I do that, is better to candle at night all lights off except flashlight

Thanks for the info!!!!

 

[Becci]

If you candle in a lit room, well, you won't see much of anything. If you candle with a dull flash light, you won't see much of anything. Providing you have a *very* dark room and a *very* good light, you should be able to see development by day four. I personally use one of those cheapo led lights that you can buy at Walmart for a couple dollars. Below are my Coturnix eggs candled on day 3. Yea, yea, I know. Not the same as chickens, but, what you see in the pictures is what I usually see in my fertile chicken eggs on day 4.





Good luck.