Umm,
My IRN layed for the first time ever on saturday, we want to candle it in the next few days but we dont want her to leave her eggs. Has anyones IRN ever aboundend its eggs because of candleing, also does not work if you shine the torch on it while its in the nest or do you have to hold it.
Since its her first ever time breeding she has only one egg and we dont want her to leave it, she hasnt come out of the box at all and the male is feeding her really well.
Thanks in advance
Will she Abandon her eggs...
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unlikely but she might, if she is incubating and you scare her off the nest she may also break the egg. That is what I am affraid of with our mickey, I know she is on at least two eggs, but I don't want to disturb her to check in on things as she is never out of the box. I will just wait the required time, 21 - 28 days and listen for the cute little peep noises (which are even audible from inside the eggs just before hatching, and for her to come out for her first stretch before I check in on things.
If of course by the 28 days nothing has happened I will go in and check, then I will take a good look at the eggs and takes steps from there.
The main reason for candeling is for breeders that want a fertile clutch in the season, they can remove the infertile eggs, so that the female will go down again with hopefully fertile eggs in the same season. But I don't care if my pair don't have babies in a season.
If of course by the 28 days nothing has happened I will go in and check, then I will take a good look at the eggs and takes steps from there.
The main reason for candeling is for breeders that want a fertile clutch in the season, they can remove the infertile eggs, so that the female will go down again with hopefully fertile eggs in the same season. But I don't care if my pair don't have babies in a season.
Angie
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I would make a good effort to determine if the egg is fertile or not. Candle the egg carefully. No shaking and not with dirty and oily hands so I recommend to wash your hands thoroughly before candling as there are natural oils on human skin. Touch as little of the egg's surface as possible by handling it at the pointy edges. The egg shell is porous. Oxygen and carbon dioxide can pass through it for proper life sustenance to the developing embryo. Oil and dirt will tend to clog the porous egg surface and endanger the life of the embryo.
To minimize candling attempts, candle between the 10th to 14th day of incubation and by then, you're supposed to see red veins if you shine a powerful flashlight (torch to those of you who speak the Queen's English) through it.
If the egg is not fertile, discard it. Even with first time pairs, there is a very big chance they will clutch again on the same season if infertile eggs are removed. They also tend to have bigger second clutches.
If you have trouble getting the hen out of the nest in your attempt to candle, leave open the inspection door of the nest box. Hens tend to leave their nest box if the access door is open. Of course do this only if the nest box is inside the cage or if your nest is double protected by a safety vestibule to prevent escapes.
Even when outside the nestbox eating or stretching, most hens will dive back into the nest upon the sight or within earshot of humans. So another technique is to install a swing door on the nest hole and secure it with a fishing line. So when the hen leaves the nest to eat, let go of the fishing line to shut the nest hole. You can then inspect the egg without the hen inside. Don't forget to remove the swing door after this process.
Hope that helps.
To minimize candling attempts, candle between the 10th to 14th day of incubation and by then, you're supposed to see red veins if you shine a powerful flashlight (torch to those of you who speak the Queen's English) through it.
If the egg is not fertile, discard it. Even with first time pairs, there is a very big chance they will clutch again on the same season if infertile eggs are removed. They also tend to have bigger second clutches.
If you have trouble getting the hen out of the nest in your attempt to candle, leave open the inspection door of the nest box. Hens tend to leave their nest box if the access door is open. Of course do this only if the nest box is inside the cage or if your nest is double protected by a safety vestibule to prevent escapes.
Even when outside the nestbox eating or stretching, most hens will dive back into the nest upon the sight or within earshot of humans. So another technique is to install a swing door on the nest hole and secure it with a fishing line. So when the hen leaves the nest to eat, let go of the fishing line to shut the nest hole. You can then inspect the egg without the hen inside. Don't forget to remove the swing door after this process.
Hope that helps.
Jay
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