How to Make an Egg Candler

Look inside your hatching eggs to see if there's a baby chick or if you need to remove a bad egg from your incubator.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Oatmeal Boxes
• Scissors
• Scissors
• Flashlights
• Flashlights

1. Cut a 3/4-inch diameter hole in the top of an oatmeal box.

2. Place a flashlight inside the box with the light pointing up.

3. Turn the flashlight on and replace the lid.

4. Remove an egg gently from the incubator and place it over the lighted hole.

5. Cup your hands around the egg to see inside the egg.

Tips & Warnings

• Test eggs after 4 to 7 days of incubation.
• An infertile egg looks clear except for a faint shadow caused by the yolk.
• A live embryo looks like a spider - the embryo is like a spider's body with blood vessels spreading out like legs.
• A dead embryo inside the shell has a thick dark ring running through the inside with only a faint shadow.
• A living embryo will be dark inside the egg with only one or two small, light spaces with blood vessels running through them.
• If you're not sure, place the egg back in the incubator and test it again in 14 to 16 days.

on 11/22/2005 Cut a hole approximately 1 inch in diameter in the bottom of a metal coffee can. Place the coffee can over a lamp or flash light and sit the pointed end of the egg over hole in the can. You will have a clear view of the inside of the egg.