When can I try to candle?

[michiganlarry]

I put the eggs in the bator at 6am on the 11th. They are all Welsummer eggs. When do you all think I can candle them?

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

This coming Saturday would be the earliest I would. But I prefer to wait until day 10 or later to candle mine, especialy brown eggs, you can just see them better.

 

[MichiganWoods]

Welsummers are usually pretty dark brown, right? You can *try* to candle, but you probably won't see much due to the shell color. As for when... that's a toss up. Since this is your first bunch and they are the Welsummers... I'd say just pass on candling. But if you absolutely can't stand the wait (trust me, I know!), attempt it on Day 12. You'll hopefully at least be able to see which ones have a dark mass in them (growing chicks), and which ones are possibly infertile (a lot more light will pass through and you won't see any dark masses).

 

[michiganlarry]

The eggs are pretty dark. Some came from a BYC member some from fleabay. I am usually pretty patient but I really really want to know if they are developing. I am going to wait. Thanks for the replies.