How To Candle Eggs

If the contents do not fill the shell the egg is not exactly fresh.

How to candle eggs. See more ideas about candling chicken eggs hatching chickens chicken eggs. The main purpose of candling eggs is to determine which ones are developing properly and which ones are not. And so the eggs are in the incubator theyre turning every so often.

This is the make or break moment. Candling is an old term that means the application of bright light to an egg to see what is inside. I put some of our chickens eggs in the incubator 5 days ago.

Such egg candling devices work best in a dark room. Bad eggs sometimes called dead germs can also be identified during the candling process. Specialty candling devices like the Ovascope can make the process of candling a lot simpler and more time-efficient especially helpful if you are hatching lots of eggs.

Bring in your candling light and all of the eggs that you plan to candle. In a fresh egg the yolk doesnt move about freely because the air space is small. Do not candle eggs daily.

Most poultry producers will candle their eggs twice. To perform the candle test shine the light source next to the large end of the egg and you will see the inside of the shell illuminated. Now you can use a flashlight or an actual candling light.

Next place the larger end of the egg against the light and tilt it until you get the best view. Place your egg onto this hole and turn the light on. When you are candling mark the eggs.