when should I start candling?

[rooster0209]

When should I start to candle and what should I look for?

 

[MissPrissy]

I candle around day 7 - 10. With a very bright light you will see veins growing inside the egg indicting the devlopment of the embryo. You might even see the black eye spot moving and swirling inside!

 

[perfectly_polish]

Depending on the egg color, normally people will first candle day 7-10. Look for veins, the embryo(or I should say the eye of the embryo, its so big

)and movement from the embryo. Good Luck

 

[panner123]

Most have no idea of what to look for,
follow MissPrissy's advice. Personally, I don't candle until day 24. When I do use an bator, I get my temp and humidity where is should be and leave it closed. I only add water if the humidity goes down or at day 18.
I love it when a hen hides her eggs and goes broody. All of a sudden, here she comes with her chicks. You see i have about 15 acres of mountian side fenced that my chickens free range on. Most of this has blackberrys and brush for them to hide in. I can't always tell which hen is where all the time. Last year I had 275 go broody at the same time, drove me crazy.

 

[MissPrissy]

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You candle them 3 days after they hatch?

 

[equine chick]

I candle at day 6-7 then day 10,14 and 18. I probally candle too much but I love the watch the changes in the embryo and see if one I thought was not developing was moving around.

 

[ozark hen]

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You candle them 3 days after they hatch?

I was about to ask the same thing.