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received this product at no cost in exchange for my honest opinion of
its performance. My opinions are my own and not influenced in any way
by the sponsor or its affiliates.-
Hatching eggs is
such a magical experience. In a very short 21 days they grow from egg to adorable baby chick. With so much happening in such a
short stretch of time its natural to be want to see whats happening
on the inside of the eggs and to ensure that they are growing an
developing properly. We are able to do this with a process called
'candeling'. Candling is a method used to see through the shell of an egg using a bright light to check for
development.
Eggs are usually
candled starting at about 7 days of incubation. Candling can be
preformed earlier than this but its best to wait until at least day 7
to determine if eggs are viable or not.
There are several
ways to produce the light needed to accomplish candling. I've seen
online how many folks have created DIY candlers using common
household items. There are also some high end candlers available for
purchase online and in local farm/feed stores. Prior to receiving
the Incubright Egg Candler from IncubatorWarehouse.com I was using a flashlight app on my
cell-phone (Sad.. I know..)
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| Cell phone candling (don't laugh!) |
I set a small
clutch of 5 Lavender Ameraucana eggs on February 15th and
candled them with the Incubright egg candler on day 7
