Incubating eggs

[Wimsatt Farms]

Hello all and Thank You for allowing me to join the group.
Just curious on the incubator. I have 1 rooster and 5 hens. (he is quite the busy one) but getting back to the incubator, is it about a 5 day wait once placed in the incubator that you candle light the eggs and see if there are veins outlying the egg? I have 1 successful hatch about a week ago. SOme of the eggs are so dark (inside) that you cannot candle light. Any expert tips out there will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Verna Y]

Hello all and Thank You for allowing me to join the group.
Just curious on the incubator. I have 1 rooster and 5 hens. (he is quite the busy one) but getting back to the incubator, is it about a 5 day wait once placed in the incubator that you candle light the eggs and see if there are veins outlying the egg? I have 1 successful hatch about a week ago. SOme of the eggs are so dark (inside) that you cannot candle light. Any expert tips out there will be greatly appreciated.

What type eggs are you incubating, as hen and roosters can mean any type of birds. With everything being dark, sounds like quail eggs.

 

[Wimsatt Farms]

Hen eggs. Brown and light green. Not sure of the gray chicken, but have barred rocks and golden comet. Black one is an Australorp

 

[Verna Y]

Hen eggs. Brown and light green. Not sure of the gray chicken, but have barred rocks and golden comet. Black one is an Australorp

Could be the light you are using to check the eggs is not bright enough. I do quail, and if I check the eggs, it is at least a week

 

[Mellowmalt]

I find day 5 is best to check for life. On day 5 you can see the veins clearly if they have formed. After that everything start to get a bit thicker and more blurred till it gets too dark to see much. You should always be able to locate the air cell though so even if it is too dark to see much, just check the air cell, you might have to shine the light directly onto the large end.