[meterman]

Hi how do you candle cream legbar eggs, Ive set up a box with 60 watt bulb and small hole if i put a white or brown egg over the hole light passes thru eggs but with the cl eggs light does not pass all the way thru. Have now fitted a 200watt bulb still no light penetration if you look side on the light only goes 1/3 way up the egg where do i go from here and has anybody had this problem

[Foxy]

try a 3watt LED aluminium torch from Tescos. They work a treat I think around £10. OH bought one recently and worked a treat

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-8191.aspx

just as good as a proper candling torch

[chooknewbie]

thats what i use aswell and i have had no problems...although my eggs are all light...

[meterman]

Have tried a 3x3 watt led torch with no joy can cl eggs be candled

[Foxy]

how long have the eggs been incubated for? They may be a bit harder -but I would think you could see something at around 10 days.

[Vember]

Another way to check progress is by the Air Space. Are you able to see that when you candle?

Some of the books I have suggest putting a small pencil line where the air cell is, then you can check progress that way

The pic below shows duck & turkey but it goes on same lines for chickens only obviously over a shorter time scale




Sarah