Day 7: excitement mounts

Excitement mounts as we approach day 8 and the prospect of being able to candle the eggs for the first time. This should mean that we will be able to determine to some extent which of the eggs are alive and developing normally. As the saying goes "don't count your chickens before they hatch", but we hope to get at least a rough idea of how things are going so far. Technology allowing, it should also mean that we will have some new photos to post.

Candling guide

I can't pretend to be an expert at interpreting the silhouettes created by candling an egg. Fortunately,.the incubator handbook provides a visual guide. Click on the image above to see it full size.