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OohLaLa said:
Hello there it's Ms. OCD here. Okay I admit to reading and documenting everything chicken I can get a hold of. So here I am with eggs in my incubator for the first time and feeling an old feeling (I have 3 kids)...is everything okay...are they gong to be born (hatched) with all of their toes and straight (okay the straight part applies to the chicks not my babies-who are grown and almost grown up). I've been sniffing around my incubator keeping watch for a bad egg like my black lab when I'm cooking bacon on Sunday morning. I thought I detected something, back and forth should I candle again before day 19 when I lay them to rest for hatch or not. Excerpts of bad eggs exploding and killing the other chicks flashed across my thoughts, so I quickly plugged in my home made (from You Tube and it works like a dream) candling light box. Gingerly I checked each egg...thanks a lot Flowerbh, I was so nervous afraid I might drop one that I almost did...but deep breaths and steady fingers prevailed. I have stuffed animals and a mirror just in case Flowerbh lol, as a former girls scout I try to be prepared.

I started with 10 eggs.First candle at 5 days: 1 infertile & 1 blood ring, okay that's alright 8 still good. Candled today and so glad I did. Each egg had strong red veins except one, poor thing. No veins at all and a large swishy mass that move like liquid when I rotated the egg. It was not the "suggested" time for a 2ND candling (it's day 12), but I'm glad I did. Go with your instincts even if your new at something. Had I not checked that egg might have damaged the others if I had stuck my head in the sand and crossed my fingers instead of reading, checking and acting. So thanks to all who contribute here and on all the blogs, books and magazines. Your tips and sharing of experience helps people like me in their on going efforts to be good caretakers for or feathered friends.
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So how long were you a girl Scout? I am a lifetime member going on almost 40 years!!! Love the program....it teaches life skills! Good going with your candling!
 
Brownie-12 or 13 years of age the became a leader for my daughters troop for a couple of years. A long time friend is still involved as
Cookie chair in Westerville Ohio. Great chance for girls if run right.

I guess last nights candle will be it until hatch. I'll take them out of the turner next Wednesday to lay them to rest for hatching. It's my understanding though that by that point you can't see much if you candle.
 
Bad egg update. I cracked it open and what a stinky mess of collapsed little chick that won't be. This was the source of the faint smell I caught that concerned me enough to 2nd candle early. Again thanks to those that came before me and shared their experiences helping me find this bad egg and avoid contamination of my still good eggs.
 
OohLaLa said:
Yup that's why I stopped. It's a shame for the girls. It really is set up to be strong in parent participation not a baby sitting service.
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I had 17 girls in my troop who went all the way thru high school. 12 earned the Gold Award. Loved the experience. I still keep in touch with most of them!
 
Hatched 4 duck eggs and 7 chicken eggs about 7 weeks ago. I got 3 boy ducks and 5 roosters! Go figure! Anyone interested in Runner Duck Drakes? I don't want you to eat them! Just pets. And I need to find homes for 3 more roos!
 
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I'm having to put my paint pullet down. :( she won't let me give her-her medicine, so she's not getting better. :(
 

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