Hello,
I've only ever bought day old chicks (seemed like the best way to guarantee breed and sex, plus they're cheaper and more likely to survive). However, I thought trying to hatch eggs would be really fun for my kids. Fingers crossed they hatch and aren't all males because we can't keep roosters!
Eggs should be here tomorrow (forced to order online, no one around here selling fertile eggs-- guess the whole not keeping a rooster thing). I have the incubator up and running. Now my question is how to candle....
Do I need a certain type of flashlight or anything for best results? I've seen specific candling lights, but they're really expensive and won't be here in time.
Anyone know of any resources with photos of what I should be looking for at each candling? (I searched on here, but couldn't find what I was looking for, maybe I didn't type the right thing.)
THANKS!
I've only ever bought day old chicks (seemed like the best way to guarantee breed and sex, plus they're cheaper and more likely to survive). However, I thought trying to hatch eggs would be really fun for my kids. Fingers crossed they hatch and aren't all males because we can't keep roosters!
Eggs should be here tomorrow (forced to order online, no one around here selling fertile eggs-- guess the whole not keeping a rooster thing). I have the incubator up and running. Now my question is how to candle....
Do I need a certain type of flashlight or anything for best results? I've seen specific candling lights, but they're really expensive and won't be here in time.
Anyone know of any resources with photos of what I should be looking for at each candling? (I searched on here, but couldn't find what I was looking for, maybe I didn't type the right thing.)
THANKS!