Need Help--question about hatching eggs

[livin-green]

This may be a completely ridiculous question to some of you, but I have never hatched before, so please share what you've done in this situation.

I ordered some Ameraucana eggs from a breeder, and they arrived today. Most of them are the typical egg shape, but a few are, honestly, so perfectly oval that I don't have any idea which end is "up". I tried laying them on their side, and they didn't tend to lean either way, so that didn't help. I have an auto. turner in my bator, so I need to know which end is up.

What do you guys do in this case? Just pick an end at stay with it for the hatch...??

Thanks!!

 

[okiehen]

You can try to candle them to see the air cell.
Mark them on the end you see is the air cell.
Best of luck.

 

[livin-green]

That's an idea. I've never candled, so I'm not real sure what I'm looking for, but I could always give it a try. Thanks!

Update: after I candled

Well, I think I'm seeing the air sac--does it look like a dark shadowed area at the top? I compared to eggs that were obvious in shape, and that's what I came up with. Actually, I impressed myself--as long as I'm correct in what I'm seeing--I had them all right side up! Go figure!

Thanks for the idea!