half dozen Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Me and my 8 year old daughter have just VERY sucessfully candled 5 of our 10 eggs wow Im amazed at how much you see!!! 4 out of the 5 had loads of veins,you can see the chicks and we even saw the chicks moving around!!!! Really excited now.........how sad are we!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Not sad at all, it's a miracle to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half dozen Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 The other 5 eggs are dark welsummer eggs so we have not tried those!!! so at the minute one silkie is on its way and 3 green leg partridges...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicktastic Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Not sad at all!!! When I hatched some off a couple of years ago, i had to stop myself candling them as I found it fascinating!!! We hatched 14 chicks and 1 duck!!! Was an amazing thing to do with the children! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-a-doodle-doo Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 wow, it's amazing, we were the same. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half dozen Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Candled all ten eggs now........got 6 eggs that all look alive and kicking!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerchDuw Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 What type of candler have you got. I'm incubating some welsummers and they're really dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Candled all ten eggs now........got 6 eggs that all look alive and kicking!!!!!! Good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half dozen Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 I have candled them using a strong pen torch whilst the eggs were sat in an egg tray. (in the downstairs loo in total darkness). The welsummer eggs you can see the air sacs and some veins but obviously no where as clear as the whiter shells!! Time cant go quick enough at this end!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half dozen Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 I wont get rid of the four eggs that im not too sure about though......just in case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Oh its fantastic, so exiting and if your sad then so am I because I was just the same. Its a wondrous thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Our neighbours have just been cooing at the sight of a candled egg. It really is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
