checking eggs are filled or not ,

[fred smyth]

how many days after laying is the best  time to check if eggs are filled ,

[sapper756]

how many days after laying is the best  time to check if eggs are filled ,

 

After 5 days, I hold mine upto a light to see if there are blood lines visible

[Guest BRYANBROCK]

ten days  

[lightning fast]

should be abile to tell after 5 days

[Guest bakes]

how many days after laying is the best  time to check if eggs are filled ,

 

5 days mate do the same as i did when i had aviary birds at 5 days old you should start to see the red bubble which forms the veins if holded up to light

 

all the best

[fred smyth]

 

5 days mate do the same as i did when i had aviary birds at 5 days old you should start to see the red bubble which forms the veins if holded up to light

 

all the best

 

5 days after 2nd egg ??

[ritchie1]

9 days and you will know for sure but i just leave them now get a good surprice

[Guest bakes]

 

5 days after 2nd egg ??

 

yeah that what ive always done so the first egg would be 7 days you should be then start seeing the veins second egg will be 5 days should start to see red bubble in side egg when holded up to light or small pen torch

 

all the best.

[Guest BIRD_MAN_JOHN]

if you make your self a cardboard funnel hold the egg up to the light and look through the funnel it will tell you more then you want to know.

[Guest vander mungo]

all,good advice from everyone ,but best to leave the birds alone during the cold months, can upset them ,and make them desert nest. wait till you see shells on floor then youll know

[blaz]

after 3 days you know what sex is in each egg 9 out of 10 times

[Guest WINGS 04]

after 3 days you know what sex is in each egg 9 out of 10 times

 

how do you no that ??????????

[THE FIFER]

just learnt something the other night how farmers tell if an egg is healthy, its the air sack if big a healthy egg and small not so healthy, so dont know if this makes any difference to breeding from them,  

[Guest stb-]

NEVER CHECK MINE IF THEY DONT COME OUT TO BAD .

 

NEVER HAPPENS VERY OFTEN THOUGH

[Tony C]

If full the colour of the eggs take on an opaque sheen.

[Guest IB]

Tend to check them, once only, around 10 days after 2nd egg is laid.  Can't describe this too well, but developing egg does feel 'heavier' in hand, and looks a lot darker too, probably because light isn't able to pass through it now. If you do hold them up to light (sun) you should see a solid mass taking up big end, that you can't see through, and a see-through smaller patch at small end, which is the air sac. As Fifer says, I am sometimes amazed at how much space that air sac takes up in the developing egg .

[Guest puresoontjen]

most of the time the birds will get them out there self. there not daft they no if they will be any good or not, i leave them to it.just keep an eye on things make sure you dont upset them.