Chuckov Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Can anyone help interpret my candling results please? We have 6 Cream Legbar eggs (blue) under a broody and today is day 7. I can't see any spidery veins, but in 5 of them there is a large dark area (sort of 3/4 of the egg) and a fairly neat air sac. If you move the egg around then the air sac will move depending on which way up the egg is? Does this all sound like good news? Just not sure because I can't spot any veins. The 6th egg has a dark area in half of the egg and around the top of the dark bit is a very clear ring. It moves around very easily so am assuming this is a dud. Does this sound roughly what a viable egg will look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellykelly Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I have no idea but here's some pics .... http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html One of the eggs in the 'Good egg' section was candled at day 6 so you should get a good comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobaloo Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 You should be able to see the veins by now unless the shell is very thick. The shadow doesn't sound right at this stage. I just finished an attempt at hatching cream legbars too and at day 6 you could see the light through the whole egg but see the spidery veins in red. If there is a red circle around the egg, it could be an early death...do a google search for a blood ring to see if it's the same. I watched a lot of YouTube videos on egg candling to make use of what I was seeing. Also, a broody hen may disgard a dud egg. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Don't discard any this early on. I couldn't see veins on any of mine when I was supposed to be able to, but I did see shadows a couple of days later and they all turned out to be viable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thanks - maybe I'll candle again tomorrow and see if I can see anything different! I've been looking at quite a lot of pics but I just can't see anything clearly on my eggs, and we've got a 1000w torch! - apart from the air sac (which looks like the pic of the good egg but I just can't see veins) and the egg which I think is definitely going to turn out to be a dud. Perhaps in a couple of days I might be able to see some movement? And that should make it all a bit clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Doesn't sound very promising You should be able to see the veins and probably the developing embryo at 7 days. Moving air sacs aren't good - were the eggs posted? Could be rough handling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Well I think I have some positive news - checked them all again today. 4 seemed to have quite clear red veins altho' it looked like they were on the inside of the shell? One is definitely bad, so have disposed. The last egg I'm not sure about so have marked it and will candle again in a couple of days! 4 out of 6 ain't bad. Fingers crossed they all make it to hatch day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Yup, the veins would be on the inside of the shell Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 See? I am so excited I can barely write a coherent sentence ...I meant, the red veins look like they are criss crossing on the inside wall of the shell and not floating about in the middle! But it's still all good. I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Well, very excited - the chicks are hatching, a day early! Out of the original six, 2 were duds in the end (by day 13/14 it all became clear which were which) and I have 4 cheeping away, 2 of the shells are being pipped through right now!! Will post some pics later.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Oooh the first one's nearly out! While I was stood there watching (as you do), my broody was eating the bits of eggshell as they were coming away - is this normal behaviour during hatching, or is she feeling calcium deprived!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Have they hatched yet ? sooo exciting I think the broody will eat some of the shell, I had 4 hatch but didn't find 4 shells, so guess some were eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 (edited) Here our first little chick is, a bit bedraggled! I think there will be three more by morning.... Edited August 9, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Awww look sooooo cute Congratulations and fingers crossed the others are out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
