beckyfitz Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Sooo excited, this my first hatch, just candled a Sussex X & saw very clear little dude doing somersaults in his egg! Pretty sure all 3 of the Legbar X are clears but will give it another day or two to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 candle a freash egg if your not sure it's the way I did it the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 In an infertile fresh egg the yolk floats very easily around & not much else can be seen. Sometimes in a fertile egg, you don't always see veins - but a shadow on darkness & sometimes a dark blob. If you are a beginner, it is easy to assume that this could be a blood spot. But it is often the embryo & you will find that after shining the torch / candling device for a little while the dark spot will move about. It sort of floats across the egg. There are some excellent candling photos on the internet - those helped me when I first hatched. P.S. I tend to candle at 8 days, as this is when I see the most & can be certain. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Congrats How many days have they been in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckyfitz Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Thanks. We are now on day 7 but I ended up candling them all last night with the boys helping. 6 definitely had little dancing embryos in, it was so amazing to see - nearly as good as seeing a baby scan The 3 clears are definitely clear, just a normal yolk floating around, but there is one more, an Orpington X I think which we couldn't be sure of. I'm not surprised about the Legbar X all being clear as all the same breed & though they run with the cockeral same as the others they may not be mating yet or he might not be choosing them IYKWIM!. Oh the joy of new life is so exciting! Becky x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
