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Candling eggs allows you to monitor the development of the embryos inside the eggs. By candling eggs through the incubation process, it is possible to estimate the hatch rate before the chicks hatch. Candling Fertile Eggs The best time to candle eggs is at 14 days into the incubation period. It's always best to use a purpose-built egg candler, as trying to candle eggs without a proper egg candler can give inaccurate or misleading results. For the most accurate results, eggs

When the time comes to start, expand, or introduce new bloodlines into your flock, the quickest and most simple method is to purchase live poultry. Live poultry offered for sale is usually classified into one of the following age groups: Day-old chick = A chick that will be sold within a few days of hatching (not always exactly one day old). It's possible to tell the sex of some breeds as soon as they hatch, while other breeds cannot be sexed until they are a few months old.

The process of raising chicks that you have hatched yourself or purchased as day-olds depends on whether they were incubated using a hen or brooder. This Poultry Australia guide contains information on raising chicks using a brooder or hen. Raising Chicks using a Brooder If you are not using a hen to raise your chicks, a confined area called a brooder will be needed to keep them in for their first few weeks. The best brooders are made from large chipboard boxes with an open