@thehomesteadingrd: 🐣Let’s take a look at my developing chicken eggs! Candling is the process of using a device to illuminate an egg to monitor chick and air cell development. Some people candle as frequently as days 7, 14, and 18. However, I’ve found that day 10 and 18 is the most useful and results in the best hatch 💫. When the embryos are developing in the early stages (days 0-7), they are incredibly delicate. Any jostling can result in a loss, plus it can be hard to see development in darker eggs this early anyway. So skip day 7! What to look for when candling: 🐣Clear eggs (ones with zero development) – remove these 🐣Blood rings (dead embryo) – remove these 🐣Murkey contents that jiggle or slosh about (dead embryo) – remove these 🐣A dark spot that is significantly smaller than the rest of the developing eggs (dead embryo) – remove these 🐣Blood veins (alive!) – put back in the incubator 🐣Movement (alive) – put back in the incubator 🐣Solid mass that doesn’t slosh (alive) – put back in the incubator 🐣Size of the air cell relative to how many days along the eggs are – adjust humidity levels based on this information. You might notice some variability between the eggs, just make note of the average. Did you know this was possible? I love watching them grow! Want to learn more, plus get ALL of my incubation tips? Head over to my website (link in bio) and type “hatching chicken eggs” in the search bar! Or, go there directly www.TheHomesteadingRD.com/hatching-chicken-eggs/ #incubator #incubation #babychicks #babychickens #hatching #hatchingeggs

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Thursday 27 April 2023 11:04:23 GMT