I think I'm addicted to candling!

[luvmychicknkids]

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Yeah, if you haven't received the card yet you aren't a TRUE addict!! Just watch your mail for it, I am sure it will come in time.

 

[lurky]

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Yeah, if you haven't received the card yet you aren't a TRUE addict!! Just watch your mail for it, I am sure it will come in time.

When we find a bacteria ring, its probably from our own grubby mitts all over the poor egg

 

[luvmychicknkids]

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Yeah, if you haven't received the card yet you aren't a TRUE addict!! Just watch your mail for it, I am sure it will come in time.

When we find a bacteria ring, its probably from our own grubby mitts all over the poor egg

you have no clue how many times I have thought that!!!

 

[rhythmicgoldfish]

I HAVE THE CURE for candeling addiction ... MARANS EGGS i can barely see a thing, someone said that you should candle from the large side, is it ok to flip the eggs big side down for a minuet?

 

[LilDucky85]

I do the same exacttttt thing!! I cant help it. Im glad Im not alone.

 

[Mahonri]

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Then you need the LED Lenser. You can buy it at home depot. I candled my VERY DARK marans eggs with them.

Am I an enabler?

 

[BellLisamo]

my last batch i candled all the time. it was my first ever. they all made it but 1.

i LOVED seeing their heartbeats in the early weeks....

 

[aberfitch]

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lol a true addict will see into a marans egg!

 

[kelseygirl707]

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Yea, I dropped one of mine at day 11 as I was removing it from the bator (I bumped the side of the bator on the way out) it fell 6 inches to the table and cracked (big cracks too), but the membrane stayed untact, so I covered the cracks in wax, and hoped it was ok, then just yesterday it hatched a health baby chick! So if it cracks but doesn't ooze, cover the cracks with Wax, from then on it was the prettiest egg in the bator, LOL.

 

[aberfitch]

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Yea, I dropped one of mine at day 11 as I was removing it from the bator (I bumped the side of the bator on the way out) it fell 6 inches to the table and cracked (big cracks too), but the membrane stayed untact, so I covered the cracks in wax, and hoped it was ok, then just yesterday it hatched a health baby chick! So if it cracks but doesn't ooze, cover the cracks with Wax, from then on it was the prettiest egg in the bator, LOL.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/24137_img_3751.jpg

good job on that one. I do the same thing it works and the babies hatch fine!! I try to keep the wax only on the cracks so that way the egg can still breath.