Egg Candling pic - day 4

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Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by Penny » Thu May 30, 2019 11:38 am

Just wanted to share cause I think this is pretty cool! Bought a really good flashlight so I could candle the 24 eggs I have under broodies....unfortunately Rooster isnt roostering near as much as i had hoped and many are not fertilized. I will go through the first batch this weekend at 14 days and toss the ones not developing. This pic is from the newest batch its it's about 4/5 days (set her on 5/25)
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by Killerbunny » Thu May 30, 2019 12:40 pm

Very nice and clear!
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by KimChick » Thu May 30, 2019 1:51 pm

Great picture! That's a whole lot better than what I can see when I candle!
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by Penny » Thu May 30, 2019 3:50 pm

KimChick wrote: ↑
Thu May 30, 2019 1:51 pm
 Great picture! That's a whole lot better than what I can see when I candle!
I bought a really bright flashlight (300 lumens - but still quite small) just for this purpose! I taped a toilet paper tube around it so i could set the egg right on it. Works slick!
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by Killerbunny » Thu May 30, 2019 4:01 pm

The other thing that you can use is a piece of foam pipe insulation, it cushions eggs nicely.
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by ross » Thu May 30, 2019 6:40 pm

Duct tape works well too or just your fingers . Luck
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by kenya » Thu May 30, 2019 11:24 pm

Theres the spider!
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by Kbr42 » Fri May 31, 2019 7:01 am

Looks like a winner!
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by KimChick » Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:39 am

Killerbunny wrote: ↑
Thu May 30, 2019 4:01 pm
 The other thing that you can use is a piece of foam pipe insulation, it cushions eggs nicely.
I'm going to investigate that option!
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Re: Egg Candling pic - day 4

Post by Killerbunny » Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:02 am

Big Thanks to @Penny this post prompted me to but a new flashlight for candling. Times have changed and boy what a difference!
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