Join me on my Classroom Hatch-A-Long, support and advice appreciated!

[Iluveggers]

your eggs look so different than mine. You can see the veins so clearly in yours...... glad they are doing so great!

Junior, what color are the eggs you are candling? A few of my higher bloom eggs were very difficult to see anything, so I turned them sideways and held the light at more of an angle, and I could barely make out veining through the thick shell. I actually brought a blanket in & double checked a few after school covering my head and the eggs with the blanket to make it dark enough to see. I was very unsure on whether letter R was a clear until I did that (Olive and very porous). I could tell then there was nothing inside. I’m hoping when I set my legbar & EE next month (my son wants to do the same project at home!), that since I will have access to the eggs at night it will hopefully be easier!

Are you just using the NR360 candler to see in? I had a tough time seeing with that light, so I ordered a candler light on Amazon. It works so much better. It was about $15 and a present from Santa who must’ve somehow knew about my project plans. Haha. HBlife Bright Cool LED Light Egg Candler Tester for All Egg Type, Powered by Power Cord Only https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQNX9WF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9P9QWD1YA48MWZWS0T5X?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[junior67]

Junior, what color are the eggs you are candling? A few of my higher bloom eggs were very difficult to see anything, so I turned them sideways and held the light at more of an angle, and I could barely make out veining through the thick shell. I actually brought a blanket in & double checked a few after school covering my head and the eggs with the blanket to make it dark enough to see. I was very unsure on whether letter R was a clear until I did that (Olive and very porous). I could tell then there was nothing inside. I’m hoping when I set my legbar & EE next month (my son wants to do the same project at home!), that since I will have access to the eggs at night it will hopefully be easier!

Are you just using the NR360 candler to see in? I had a tough time seeing with that light, so I ordered a candler light on Amazon. It works so much better. It was about $15 and a present from Santa who must’ve somehow knew about my project plans. Haha. HBlife Bright Cool LED Light Egg Candler Tester for All Egg Type, Powered by Power Cord Only https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQNX9WF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9P9QWD1YA48MWZWS0T5X?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

These are my eggs in there. I am 99% sure the darker ones are clear. The 2 lighter ones are D3, that I think died, and S5. The med one I can't tell. I use the NR360 light to get pics but most times I use a 1500 lumens flashlight but I have little hands so they don't go all the way around to make a tight seal. If I attempt to hatch again then I will probably buy a candling light. But feeling a bit defeated after 2 batches of clears. Then this time 3 from my girl and 12 shipped and 2 of hers are clear, 1 I think quit. So with the shipped I think I may have 3-5 still going. I am iffy on a couple.

 

[Iluveggers]

These are my eggs in there. I am 99% sure the darker ones are clear. The 2 lighter ones are D3, that I think died, and S5. The med one I can't tell. I use the NR360 light to get pics but most times I use a 1500 lumens flashlight but I have little hands so they don't go all the way around to make a tight seal. If I attempt to hatch again then I will probably buy a candling light. But feeling a bit defeated after 2 batches of clears. Then this time 3 from my girl and 12 shipped and 2 of hers are clear, 1 I think quit. So with the shipped I think I may have 3-5 still going. I am iffy on a couple.

Maybe try a piece of black construction paper used as a funnel around the end of the light, instead of your hand? I saw your pics & didn’t feel confident enough on what I thought to say anything. I hope you at least get a few to hatch!

 

[junior67]

Maybe try a piece of black construction paper used as a funnel around the end of the light, instead of your hand? I saw your pics & didn’t feel confident enough on what I thought to say anything. I hope you at least get a few to hatch!

I did make a tube with part of a paper towel roll that works a bit better than my hand but the shape of the glass covering the light and between the flashlight itself makes it a bit hard to fit it in there just right so it sometimes pops up, but i tworks ok. but the light is too bright so if I go to take pictures with that one it just makes a bunch of lines all over everything.

 

[junior67]

Can you believe we are 1 day away from 2/3 of the way there? I am hoping to have 3 make it and hatch!

 

[Iluveggers]

Can you believe we are 1 day away from 2/3 of the way there? I am hoping to have 3 make it and hatch!

I am so excited! Luckily my humidity only dropped to 20% over the weekend. I had the vent shut 3/4 of the way. Humidity in my area is back in the 30s because of a little rain! So I would assume the eggs are still fine. Got the incubator back up to 40-45 when I got in.

 

[junior67]

I am so excited! Luckily my humidity only dropped to 20% over the weekend. I had the vent shut 3/4 of the way. Humidity in my area is back in the 30s because of a little rain! So I would assume the eggs are still fine. Got the incubator back up to 40-45 when I got in.

Yours are doing so good I can't wait to see how many hatch.

 

[3KillerBs]

I'm sorry, I have been sick for a full month as of today and completely missed following your classroom hatch-a-long.

Are you just using the NR360 candler to see in? I had a tough time seeing with that light, so I ordered a candler light on Amazon. It works so much better. It was about $15 and a present from Santa who must’ve somehow knew about my project plans.

I found that the light on my phone worked better for candling the dark and blue/green eggs than the candler on the NR360.

It also helped to shut myself into a closet for the difficult ones since it was darker than the laundry room where the incubator was.

 

[Iluveggers]

I'm sorry, I have been sick for a full month as of today and completely missed following your classroom hatch-a-long.



I found that the light on my phone worked better for candling the dark and blue/green eggs than the candler on the NR360.

It also helped to shut myself into a closet for the difficult ones since it was darker than the laundry room where the incubator was.

I hope you are feeling better now!

 

[Iluveggers]

Candled today (Day 13)