Checking eggs WITHOUT candling

MisterGribs · Post by **MisterGribs** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:45 pm

There's lots of info about candling, but generally in my experience, candling is a bad idea. I have compiled my experiences here, but since I can't take a decent photo to save my life I have resorted to illustrations.

If you have sensitive birds who loathe nest checks, simply stick your phone into the nest when they are away, snap a quick picture, and check for these signs and indications so you can improve your guessing and see how your eggs are doing hands-free.

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:55 pm

Can I save this post it’s helpful thanks it’s hard to find stuff like this sometimes

Flight Feathers · Post by **Flight Feathers** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:37 pm

I never candle eggs- I just wait and see if they hatch or not!

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:09 am

I have re checked my eggs I made a post about an I’ve found out that they actually have a too big air sack from what your post is saying does this mean they can’t hatch

MisterGribs · Post by **MisterGribs** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:37 am

Fraza you can indeed save it. Go ahead and use it as your own.

MisterGribs · Post by **MisterGribs** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:38 am

Fraza I read about it in the other thread, I should change this. It's not good in freshly laid eggs, but as they age the air sack does go down a bit.

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:17 pm

MisterGribs Ohright okay well they aren’t freshly laid they are atleast a week

Post by **Babs _Owner** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:27 pm

MisterGribs

Ive seen chicks hatch from some of the oddest looking eggs. I had javas hatch 3 times from eggs that looked like the chick had shrunk into about 1/4th of the egg's volume.

MisterGribs · Post by **MisterGribs** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:59 am

Babs One finch, which I raised to adulthood from day 1, came out of an egg the size of a pea!! I couldn't believe it. I thought it would die for sure, so I never took any pictures.

We named her Lambsauce because we could never find her! The egg literally looked half empty when she pipped and zipped.

Flight Feathers · Post by **Flight Feathers** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:20 pm

MisterGribs wrote: Babs One finch, which I raised to adulthood from day 1, came out of an egg the size of a pea!! I couldn't believe it. I thought it would die for sure, so I never took any pictures.

We named her Lambsauce because we could never find her! The egg literally looked half empty when she pipped and zipped.

Did she grow into a small size zebra or did she just stay small?

Post by **Babs _Owner** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:03 pm

MisterGribs

Always good to remind people to enjoy the journey but not toss something that may be viable. ;)

MisterGribs · Post by **MisterGribs** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:06 pm

Flight Feathers She caught up to the others in just under a week. o__o She was normal sized.

Flight Feathers · Post by **Flight Feathers** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:41 am

MisterGribs wrote: Flight Feathers She caught up to the others in just under a week. o__o She was normal sized.

Wow!!

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