Set Jan 29, Hatch Feb 19/20 Join Me!

[nuts4chickens]

Milleryard- I'm not sure what makes an egg go bad... But now I want to candle my eggs to see if any of mine are rotten! Hmmm... Day 5 instead of 7 for candling... I don't know if I can hold out til friday! Its killn me!

 

[sbarab]

7 days is a short time period to already have rotten eggs.

 

[fivestring]

I am anxious to candle, too. I was going to wait 10 days but I will candle Saturday which is day 8.

I made a candler from a cardboard box and a lamp fixture that is (was) a lamp with a canning jar lid for a base. I have a 75W bulb in it and cut a quarter-sized hole in the end of the box. It should work ok as long as the room is dark.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I am anxious to candle as well. I am really checkin fertility. Once I know they are fertile I can start selling hatching eggs.

 

[sbarab]

I'll be candling soon too. I'm not sure how well I'll be able to see anything inside those dark maran eggs. Couldn't see much inside when I candled them to make sure the air sac was looking good.

 

[LeBlackbird]

Hey guys, I set eggs late at night on Jan. 28th, so Feb 18/19th for me

17 Black Ameraucana, and 2 EE

 

[nuts4chickens]

Ok... so I did it. I candled...

I couldnt help it! I did it very quickly... just a quick peek for veins. I have 38 eggs set. Looks like out of all of them... maybe 23-24 are developing. It was hard to tell on a few. Looks like maybe 2 or 3 may be quitters. 7 or 8 (at least) are clear. I didnt really count how many are actually developing but it was more than half. Not so good, I know... but some of them are test eggs, and the 8 out of my coop are from a really young hen, and only 2 of those have veins. The others are shipped eggs. All in all... I will just be happy if I can get at least ONE dutch. I left them all in for now, and I'll candle again at 10 days. I'm still pleased... atleast some are developing... better than none.

 

[fivestring]

I tried to candle yesterday. I had made a candler from a cardboard box and a regular lamp with a 75W bulb. The light isn't bright enough. All my eggs are either brown, green or blue. I was able to see what appears to be a shadow or a dark spot in one location in many of the eggs but I am still not sure.

So, I am going to go to the hardware store and buy the brightest LED flashlight I can find and try again in a few days. For now I also let all of them in the incubator.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Candled last night. Of the 15 eggs, 6 of them are developing.

My Rhode Island Red rooster is young, just recently noticed him actually doing his job. So I am starting a couple more of his next week.
Barred Rock and Barred Easter Egger are all developing
Buff Orpingtion - 1/2 of them are developing.

The temps have been rather cold here in Maryland.

Quote:
Buff Orpingtons - Testing fertility
Rhode Island Reds - Testin fertility
Barred Rock
Barred Rock Roo over Barred Easter Egger

 

[nuts4chickens]

I candled tonight for day 10/11 and here are my results:

SHIPPED EGGS:

D'uccles:
Porcelain: 9/10 developing, (1 clear... removed from bator)
Self Blue: 2/3 developing, ( 1 clear... removed from bator)
Black Mottled: 2/2 developing

Dutch: 11/16 for sure developing
2 questionable, left in for now... 1 may be retarded

... we shall see
2 clear, removed from bator

MY COOP:
Cochin banty mix: 4/5 developing... 1 we thought was bad was... ehhh... actually good when we cracked it open.

OOPS
Japanese/buttercup mix: 2/2 developing

TOTAL: 33/38 developing with 2 of these being questionable.

I am going to candle again one more time probably on day 14 or 15. I'm so eggcited!