My buff orpington is setting eggs, not sure if they are still good

quesad00dle

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Hi my buff orpington has been setting eggs for some while, not sure though when she started setting. What are the signs the eggs are about to hatch? I checked
them this morning and they dont seem bad but the shells seem to have some light patches on them, is the okay?
 
In the incubator, some of my eggs have cheeped and wiggled when they were getting ready to hatch but I think the surest way of knowing if the eggs are still/maybe good is to candle them. You could also try smelling each of them and see if they give off a bad smell.

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Hi Mucky Puppy....I have smelled them, they dont seem to smell. How does one go about candling them. I have not done candling, what signs do you look for
when candling?
 
Everyone candles differently but I personally use a strong flashlight and use my hand to direct the light to the egg at the top of my hand. You would need someone to hold the flashlight unless you could wedge it upright somehow. This is a great link to what you are looking for when you candle.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876

Edited to add: Well, At least I need another person to hold the flashlight as I would more than likely drop the egg. You may be less clumsy.
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Take a bright flashlight and go into a dark room. Make an "O" with you thumb and fist, and set the egg in the "O". Turn on the flashlight and hold it up to the bottom of the egg which will allow the light to shine through and you will be able to see the contents of the egg. This link https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261876 will allow you to see the progression of the chick's development so you can gauge how far along your eggs are.
 
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