Egg Candling secrets every homesteader must know!

How to check if eggs are fertile or not?

Wondering if your eggs are fertile or infertile? 🥚✨

How to Tell If Eggs Are FERTILE or INFERTILE! Egg Candling Made Easy

I'll show you exactly how to candle eggs like a pro using just a flashlight or cell phone!

Learn to spot a living embryo, identify unfertilized eggs, and recognize the dreaded 'Ring of Death.' Perfect for beginners and anyone looking to improve hatching success! Watch now to master egg candling in minutes."

📌 What You'll Learn:
✔ Spotting embryos and fertile eggs
✔ Identifying unfertilized eggs
✔ The truth about the "Ring of Death"
✔ Tips for hatching success in any season

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0:00 – Intro: “Today’s a very exciting day…”
0:07 – Explaining Day 7 candling & incubators
0:16 – What you need: flashlight or phone
0:27 – First egg example – signs of life
0:46 – Embryo movement (healthy egg)
1:00 – Example of a non-fertilized egg
1:26 – How to identify no life in an egg
1:37 – Removing bad eggs to avoid smell
1:56 – On using dirty eggs (don’t wash)
2:07 – Another infertile egg example
2:23 – Marking uncertain eggs with “?”
2:37 – Personal incubation setup & capacity
2:58 – Labeling eggs with Sharpie
3:06 – Comparing own eggs vs purchased eggs
3:20 – Easter Egger example – questionable egg
3:51 – Green and brown eggs are harder to see
4:03 – Trying with a cell phone light
4:27 – Seeing faint veins – signs of life
4:49 – What harsh lines mean for viability?
5:08 – Back to flashlight – clearer embryo view
5:19 – Veins and development visible
5:33 – Pointy egg myth (rooster vs hen)
5:46 – Checking a long pointy egg – life found
6:13 – Watching the embryo move
6:30 – Polish chicken eggs (poofy-headed breed)
6:41 – Checking viability – winter hatching risks
7:00 – Embryo movement confirmed
7:07 – “Ring of D*ath” explained (failed embryo)
7:28 – Sorting eggs: check marks, question marks, toss
8:19 – Non-automated incubator check
8:31 – Counting losses – 36 unviable eggs
8:49 – Risks of winter hatching
8:57 – Closing thoughts – excitement for hatch