Chick-a-doodle-doo Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 How much touching of the eggs in the incubator is ok??? Can I take them out and keep looking at them to see if I can see anything or do I need to just leave them and take them out once to check in a few days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Hardly at all. I take the eggs out on day 7 to candle and then again on day 18 when upping the humidity and removing dividers. The more you open the incy and fiddle with the eggs the chances of them hatching decrease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 How long have they been in? What do you mean to look at them? - to candle. Every few days should be ok Some people say its best not to touch them too early on, as you could affect development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-a-doodle-doo Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Thanks,Yes, I do mean to candle, that's what I thought.. but just dying to check to see if they are growing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 That's fine then You won't see much at all inside the eggs until day 7 and even then there isn't much to see, I find the best time to candle if you want to see the chicks is about day 17-18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Just looked at your sig Chick-a-doodle-doo your eggs went in the same day as mine I'm going to candle my eggs on day 10 (23/03/2010) then day 15 (28/03/2010) Good Luck with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'd handle them as little as possible because if you keep opening the incubator, it will play havoc with the temp and humidity, which will make all the difference between success and failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
