How to candle an egg. Great deals on egg candler's plus Watch our Featured Video from Fred's Fine Fowl: How To Candle a Chicken egg... is it fertile? Here's how to tell...It is important to candle your eggs if you are hatching eggs in an incubator because eggs which are not fertile will explode in an incubator. Candling an egg is a way of looking inside the egg to make sure that it is fertile. Fertile eggs will usually hatch if you have your incubator set correctly and maintain the proper humidity.
How to Candle an Egg without an egg candler: step by step instructions
Candling an egg without an egg candler is very easy to do.
Hold the egg in your hand illuminate the egg from behind with a flashlight or other bright light and you will be able to see veins and shapes of the embryo of the baby chick inside the egg shell. If you see red veins or larger shapes inside the egg it means the egg is fertile.
Using an egg candler
If this does not work for you your best bet is to use an egg candler. An egg candler will allow you to see images inside of the egg. Egg candlers with image or ova scopes allow you to see more detailed images as the baby chick develops inside the egg. Please leave us a comment at the bottom of this page in our new comments box so we know you were here. We love to know what you think.
How to Candle an Egg without an egg candler: step by step instructions
Candling an egg without an egg candler is very easy to do.
Hold the egg in your hand illuminate the egg from behind with a flashlight or other bright light and you will be able to see veins and shapes of the embryo of the baby chick inside the egg shell. If you see red veins or larger shapes inside the egg it means the egg is fertile.
Using an egg candler
If this does not work for you your best bet is to use an egg candler. An egg candler will allow you to see images inside of the egg. Egg candlers with image or ova scopes allow you to see more detailed images as the baby chick develops inside the egg. Please leave us a comment at the bottom of this page in our new comments box so we know you were here. We love to know what you think.
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