ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -If eggs are not candled during the early stages of incubation, it will be difficult to determine whether the egg was fertile; embryos that die early soon decompose and are not easily distinguished from rotten eggs. Candle the eggs every few days to observe the growth and development of the embryo.

Detailed explanation-2: -Candling allows you to monitor many things including the egg fertility, embryo development and weight loss rate. By being able to identify and remove non-viable eggs (infertile or early death) you can also avoid the risk of a rotten egg exploding and contaminating your hatch with dangerous germs.

Detailed explanation-3: -You candle your eggs to know which eggs are fertilized and how each embryo is developing. You do this by shining a bright light next to the egg and looking for specific features inside the shell. When it comes to your eggs, you should not expect a 100% hatch rate. Some eggs are never fertilized.

Detailed explanation-4: -First candling: 7 days After a week of incubation, place your egg onto your egg candler in a darkened room and turn on the light. You should be able to see shadows from inside the egg. With practice, you will identify fertile eggs by the dark dot, the embryo and the spider-like blood veins spreading out around the egg.

Detailed explanation-5: -Smell-bad eggs have a very nasty smell that is not easily missed! The red blood ring-if you’re candling the eggs and detect a red ring of blood around the embryo, unfortunately the embryo has deceased and should be removed immediately from the incubator. More items •14-Jul-2014