Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[Cynthia12]

Hi! my 9 eggs are going on 24 hours in the incubator this evening. How often would it be OK to candle them? I don't plan to candle them all day long, just once a day, if it's permitted?

I actually like to candle 24 hrs. later. I like to look for the bullseye at that timing. You can see it in some of them. Don't candle them all, just a few to get an idea if they are fertile. If they are, you will see a spot, within the yolk area. Don't move the egg back and forth too fast. Just slowly move it and see if you can see a dark spot move when you do. Like I said, just do a few, then wait for day 7.

 

[Cynthia12]

Ok so I gave into temptation and candled a few of the eggs I had set yesterday and now defintly see the air sacks and small dark red circles now have something to look at later. Another question though what happens if a egg is very porous? On another note our Rhodebar eggs arrived today wish me luck very nervous about them.

Good luck on those Rhodebars, I have more set too.

I have hatched many a porous egg. I don't even worry about them anymore.

 

[sasimpson77]

Good luck on those Rhodebars, I have more set too.

I have hatched many a porous egg. I don't even worry about them anymore.

Thanks the Rhodebars are not porous and I can already see bulls eyes in a couple of them they ended up spending 5 days in delivery was dissapointed they did not arrive sat. but I guess I will have hatching chicks for longer that is if they hatch lol. I am excited for day seven candling as are my kids. The first two dozen eggs are a barn yard mix but I would like to choose three breeds to do pure breds out of would love to find some LF Cochin having trouble locating eggs we have two Cochins already may need to order day old chicks I guess.

 

[dfreas]

Day 9 for me now. My humidity was starting to fall so I had to open the incubator to add water, while I had it opened I went ahead and candled.

16 of the original 17 are moving!! Which means one of the ones I had flagged as questionable on day 5 actually turned out to be just fine!

The one clear one I went ahead and eggtopsied and it was completely scrambled. I'm thinking that it was probably laid from the roost and fell to the floor, so it never had a chance.

It is so cool seeing them move around in there!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had about 7 I was questioning the other day and almost tossed, and now they have embryos

 

[Whoops]

Looks like 100% hatch on my Blue Marans! Last one is piping right now

So far 4 splash, 2 blue, 1 black. SO happy!

Awesome!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Awesome!!!

Whew!

 

[dolfi]

First baby on day 19

 

[AmericanMom]

Day four, decided to do a test candle on 5 eggs, all show signs of veining with of course the blue eggs being more noticeable ( they are very light and easy to see) Temp and humidity holding very well, I haven't had to touch the dial as of yet, way different than last time when I was so nervous.
Looking forward to candling them all on Thursday night (day 7)

 

[AmericanMom]

First baby on day 19