These girls of mine must lay dark brown leather eggs?!
I've got 2 broody hens sitting on 11 Black Java eggs (5hens, 5 possible mom's). I've tried candling with a t.p. tube and a 7-light LED flashlight - the brightest one in the house - and was able to see in 3 of the 11 eggs to know the air sac was developing and even saw a shadow in one of the lighter eggs.
We're heading up to day 15 for some of these eggs and I REALLY want to know what's going on (and if any are viable). I've read about using a slide projector (we have one) to candle with....but I'm confused.
How do you set up the slide projector to see inside the egg? (using the light alone - using a tube to focus the light - what?!). Our rooster is REALLY not pleased about us 'disturbing' his girls - so this has to be a sly and quick "operation", think stealth candling!
Advice needed please!
Thank you so much!
I've got 2 broody hens sitting on 11 Black Java eggs (5hens, 5 possible mom's). I've tried candling with a t.p. tube and a 7-light LED flashlight - the brightest one in the house - and was able to see in 3 of the 11 eggs to know the air sac was developing and even saw a shadow in one of the lighter eggs.
We're heading up to day 15 for some of these eggs and I REALLY want to know what's going on (and if any are viable). I've read about using a slide projector (we have one) to candle with....but I'm confused.
How do you set up the slide projector to see inside the egg? (using the light alone - using a tube to focus the light - what?!). Our rooster is REALLY not pleased about us 'disturbing' his girls - so this has to be a sly and quick "operation", think stealth candling!
Advice needed please!
Thank you so much!