When do i start candling the eggs and when will i see results?

[XilverAngel]

I'm extremely eager and impatient right now...agh! i just want to see something! but i just put them under our hen maybe 2 or 3 days ago so i doubt there's anything. When should i start candling and when should i see something?? Also, what kind of light do you all use for candling? I have a flashlight but i dont think it is bright enough....it's hard to see anything, and with it i can't even see the yolk. Any advice? Thanks!!

 

[cornfed80]

seven days is best and youll see a dot and some red viens

 

[XilverAngel]

alright, thanks!

 

[Mrsmouse]

I made a candler from a lightbulb inside a cardboard tissue box with a finger size hole. At ten days it was absolutely amazing. Chicks bouncing and flexing, veins clear too.
Just remember to do it in the dark. Good luck.

 

[calum678]

when using a broody hen youshould leave her, she has natural instinct and will kick out any unfertile eggs, only need to candle when using an incubator

 

[Chicken Charlotte]

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Wow really, my broody's egg fell and cracked, I desided to leave it under her and put wax on it the next morning. And she had kicked it out and killed it!