Eggs in the incubator !! There will be piccies!

WR1 · « **on:** July 28, 2008, 11:14 »

Have got 23 eggs in a incubator will be hatching around the 9th of august .
How many days after being in the incubator can you candel them ? Is there any point of canelling them ??

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flocko · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2008, 12:07 »

I candle eggs at 7 days and then at 17to 18 days. The point of candling is to get rid of any infertile eggs as they can explode in your incubator.

WR1 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2008, 12:30 »

Ok thank you !

It would be cool to see them explode hehe

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When you candel them do you put the fat end in to the candell?

Im really excited because they are french eggs that are in the incubator because we got them from France!!!

How many do you think will hatch out of 23 eggs? Me and my familly are haveing a bet !!

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kimT · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2008, 08:31 »

This might be helpful.

http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html

WR1 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2008, 13:12 »

Ok thank you KimT iv had a look at that and it said that you can see something on the 3rd day well when we had the candeler it was the 5th day and we had a look at one or two of the eggs and we didnt see anything

but today is the seventh day so hopefully there will be something too see!!

How many do you think would hatch out of 23 eggs

? I think 12eggs but this is my first time too use a incubator so i really dont know ! So how many do you think ?

Thanks

Catii

WR1 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2008, 11:57 »

We candeled the eggs last night ( very excited because first ever incubator hatch !) There was 10 deffenatly veins and stuff 4 that was see through and nothing there and 9 what we werent sure about

The 9 that we werent sure about had a like black sack at the bottom of the egg so what does that mean does it mean yes or no ??

Please help!!!

Thanks

Catii

Jellyhead · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2008, 16:02 »

The black sack is the air pocket isnt it. Good luck with your French eggies. All my chooks are French but I am hoping that Foxy and Babe and Mumsy will bring me some English eggies in September

Kate and her Ducks · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2008, 16:03 »

The black sac sounds like it might be the air sac which should be in all of them. The fertilized ones have a little floating black blob floating in them with the veins. It grows really quickly and just a couple of days later you can sometimes see its eye! You can also see it move as it gets a bit bigger. I would give them a bot longer before rejecting the duds (do reject them as they can explode if you don't).

WR1 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2008, 16:19 »

Thank you very much jeellyhead and kate !!

Im really exciteed would 14 days be too late to reject the ones that are no good?

Quistion for Jellyhead- Were in south of france do you live as me and my familly have a holiday home there and if you wanted you when we come in the summer and if your not too far away we could bring you some eggs!!

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Jellyhead · « **Reply #9 on:** July 30, 2008, 16:42 »

We are in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, between Bordeaux and Toulouse. Where is your holiday home?

Kate and her Ducks · « **Reply #10 on:** July 30, 2008, 16:42 »

14 days probably ok provided they don't get infected as then they might explode (not that I've ever had it happen). The ones that are fertile but die due to an infection get a blood ring in them which really looks like it sounds with a crisp ring rather than the fuzzy blob and veins.

WR1 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2008, 17:15 »

Thank you so we will check on tuesday and remove the ones that are no good. Would it be very obviuos if they are fertile and going too hatch or not , Because we have never done this before soo there will be alot of quistions !!!???!!!! :oops:

Replay to Jellyhead- We are in St Jean in Charente-Maritime.

Really cant wait too have some french chickens it will be great fun !

Thanks

Catii

Kate and her Ducks · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2008, 17:19 »

If they are completely clear then they are dud :cry:

WR1 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 30, 2008, 17:23 »

some had no veins or anything (as far as we could see) but they hat that air sockets you were telling me about :? what can that equal too ?

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Kate and her Ducks · « **Reply #14 on:** July 30, 2008, 17:32 »

Afraid that if by this stage (about 11 days?) they have nothing in them but the air sac then they are not fertile and I would take them out :cry:
The air sac is in all eggs fertile or not. It gets bigger as the embryo absorbs nutrients from the albumin and water evaporated through the shell. It is where the chick first pips into on its way out and it starts breathing air rather than absorbing oxygen through the membranes lining the shell. This is when the egg starts chirping in the last couple of days

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