Hi all, We ordered some eggs which came 5 days after they were posted out so never had high hopes for them lol. Anyway, its day 5 of incubation today and decided to candle them, I cant really see much and to be honest i dont really know what im looking for. they all have black masses in them, some bigger than others. ive took a couple of pictures................. All the eggs pretty much look the same but some have smaller masses. Any thoughts? As I dont really know what im looking at many thanks
I can never tell someone definitively by looking at pics. BUT if they are developing, by day 5 you should be able to see definite veins along the sides. If you can make out a yolk, but don't see any veins, they are duds. eta: I don't toss anything until at least day 10 though, and not at all if I can't tell for sure.
Dark eggs do make candling difficult. I do not see much from the pics. You may want to wait til day 10. I would only worry if one had a bad smell with a bit of ooz on it which means it will explode. Other then that see what happens in a few more days. What kind of light are you using? Try getting a very bright type of flash light. The more intense bright lights show more especially in hard to see through dark eggs.
Quote:I cut a hole out of an old shoe box to sit the egg in and the put a 60 watt bulb in a desk lamp so i could candle from underneath
