Water Candling again :) Float Test.

this time i used a tripod hahhah

[@hsrudy1]

This is the first video I’ve seen that tells us to watch for the wiggle. Thank you! I’ve got one duck egg still waiting to hatch. I will use this method!

[@Harpeia]

The sounds in the background of this video are amazing!

[@KrisMilochik57]

Thank you so much! This is the first time I've hatched eggs. I put 24 into the incubator, day 21 was May 6. Today is May 8 and I have 15 chicks and 9 unhatched eggs. I am happy that I found your video and the information it provides. I'm going to check the last 9 eggs. Next eggs to go in will be the guinea hens.

[@tootsiea4064]

Wow! Thank you! This is so awesome and enlightening. Thank you! I didn’t know there was another way to candle other than lighting. 😉

[@13mudgirl]

This is so cute i love it. I'm trying to incubate for the first time and this was very helpful! Great video! :)

[@Mrsdolittle04]

i love your videos! normally when a video ends up long, i don't end up finishing it. but yours even when you aren't doing much in terms of "action" i still enjoy them and find them entertaining. i enjoy listening to you. Keep up the good work! :-) i subscribed

[@WISDOMCROW]

Me too! love theses videos!!!

[@SoaringDove777]

Although this video was made in 2013, it is a great video for today. Thanks for sharing your tricks to the trade here.

[@charliesweb1k]

SoaringDove777 I still do it every year. I’m glad you liked it. Thank you

[@cominooculto]

@@charliesweb1k thanks so much for the video at what time can i put the eggs in the water my eggs are between 18 to 21days i wanna see if they are alive can i or shouldn't i move them? Because they say its bad cause they are trying to position to hatch or something?

[@wyemsmomma]

I love this idea. I cannot wait to try it!

[@darkbulb367]

Great test... why am I just now finding out about it? Great post! Thanks for sharing!

[@charliesweb1k]

Lol 😂 now you know how I felt when I discovered it ha ha

[@rajeshwari3817]

அருமையான சோதனை. இதுகுறித்து எனக்கு இது நாள் வரை யோசனை தோன்ற வில்லை. நன்றி.

[@deniseglover4408]

What day of incubation do you do the water candling?

[@unifire]

at what day of incubation did you do this float test? We just did this with an egg and it didn't float, but it moved. thanks Jon

[@LMAgemini]

That second bantam egg went nuts LMFAO great video, and sorry I haven't made any pond find vids since last time. I saw a copperhead down there and I did not want to get bit so im waiting a little bit.

[@AbigailLapworthUK]

Very useful information! Thank you.

[@sharmainetessendorf5009]

Thank you for a very interesting way to candle eggs. I have a batch in and am on day 16. Can i candle them in water at this stage.

[@redtillimdeadsmith7775]

Great video !

[@leelee001]

that is awesome :)

[@braxenaeurasiers]

AWESOME video thank you!! Was this how you candle at day 18? When were these eggs candled for this video? Thank you!!

[@charliesweb1k]

Leslie Kesler I Cant comment to you since your setting wont let me so i thought i would comment here. you can candle eggs on day 7 to see if they have veins. you only water candle eggs that are to dark or no longer able to candle with a light and you do this in water :) thanks

[@kiwimarylou1323]

this is a really good video

[@LoveMoreJudgeLess]

AWESOME!!!!

[@charliesweb1k]

yay very cool and they are Saxony ducks :) so far looking like a pair :)

[@charliesweb1k]

good idea :)

[@koicaine1230]

I have never heard of this and am definitely going to try it! I've had some unfortunate temperature fluctuations and I'm not sure if some of them survived it. I'm on day 10, so if I understand correctly, I can do this at day 14 and they will be ok?

[@MoodyMooMoo1]

Aaawwww so cute, that's lucky I'm getting 2 more ducks on Sunday can't wait :D x

[@jayv4329]

This test is not always accurate. I had egg that would sink but hatched just like rest of eggs. baby chick is very healthy and active, just like others.

[@tmunson1545]

I tried this with 5 eggs. All 5 sank immediately and I saw no movement. I am so glad I didn't throw them away. I put them back in the nest and 4 out of the 5 hatched at days 21 and 22.

[@charliesweb1k]

I always keep them for a week more incase one hatches 5 days late. we all worry when it's day 20 or 21 if they don't hatch on time but it's normal if they are a day late or early depending on the consistant heat we incubated them at . good luck

[@user-nm9df8id7t]

Please please please someone help me. Is my second time I buy 12 eggs and I waiting 22 day. Then I keep see there is dark inside. When’s I open them. I find out is a normal eggs. That there is never any chick grow inside. I have incubator and the incubator move them automatically every two hours the temperature is at 37.5 the humanity between 69. and 71. My phone number is 4357141525. Please. Advice me

[@ukvik]

@@user-nm9df8id7t mine is also 37.5 yeah um does your incubator have the color yellow?

[@richardkapinos4039]

curious? I have these blue and olive eggs at day 17. Light candling is impossible to know. What day is the best to try this?

[@MoodyMooMoo1]

I never seen this way of candling, congrats on babies, I'm hatching crested cream legbars the eggs were given to me, going to upload a candling on them hopefully soon, your ducks are cute what breed are they? Call ducks or something? X

[@DavidDence]

Wonderful video. I watched with intense interest. I am incubating a few chicken eggs. It is day 16 and they are all sinkers. The float test does not work very well when the eggs are in the bottom of the glass. Sinking eggs must mean that the air sack is not large enough. Could it be that the humidity in the incubator is too high?

[@Smr402]

After doing this test how long would you wait before trying to help them out thats IF you help them hatch

[@aprilkackley011]

can you please tell me what day you did this candling? like day 5 or 7?

[@WISDOMCROW]

Right after the chicken lays an egg, will you be able to check instantly if it's fertile or would you have to wait a certain period of time until you can tell? If so, how long would you have to wait. BTW, I love your video so much!

[@louisasmiles]

Leslie Kesler day 5 is the best day... you can see the spider! lotsa fun.

[@cominooculto]

You just look for a dot on the side moving somewhere thats how i know id have to explain you by showing you cause idk how else

[@psychobunny32]

very interesting. how many days from hatching till you try this test?

[@cominooculto]

At what age or day of the egg did you test this was it in their 10th day or 20th? I wanna know if i can do this if my eggs are between 18 to 21 days or should i not move them so they can hatch just in case?

[@jove3782]

Thanks charlie I have baby quails coming soon.3 or 4 more days. ill be a dad! great tips

[@Lavenderrose73]

That's so cool, I'd never heard of water candling! I just started watching chick videos for the baby eye candy. ; ) That DOES seem like a good idea, especially since the added moisture is an extra plus. Would it not help to candle the non-moving egg with a candle just to make sure? Just wondered.

[@charliesweb1k]

i tried that first and when i can't candle a dark egg i water candle which is like 98% sure thing they are alive or not. with exp you will know when to water candle. i still try to hatch the chick so i have it marked :)

[@Lavenderrose73]

What's the earliest age the water candling would work? I mean surely it needs to get big enough to start squirming around in that thing. Lol Maybe Day 7 or Day 10 or something?

[@charliesweb1k]

no it's about day 14 or so. they have to be to the point you cant LIGHT candle them then that's the day you water candle :)

[@Lavenderrose73]

Charlie Trevino Oh, got it. That's so cool, though. I think I'd have fun doing that.

[@katyyeah3860]

+Charlie Trevino could you send me a picture of your eggs when candelng them

[@charliesweb1k]

im in seattle washington and i will try :) things are hard now days with me moving for the first time in 23 years :( have a great weekend

[@mgn88]

I'm struggling to know what eggs to incubate based on the candling technique, very nice information! Thanks for sharing!

[@pupsquad1674]

Megan Hadley keep all the eggs in the incubator they may or may not be firtle but keep them in that is what I’m doing 👍🏻!

[@darkshaman7087]

You put eggs in incubator give them a few days then candle them to look for veins (artery’s)

[@user-nm9df8id7t]

Please please please someone help me. Is my second time I buy 12 eggs and I waiting 22 day. Then I keep see there is dark inside. When’s I open them. I find out is a normal eggs. That there is never any chick grow inside. I have incubator and the incubator move them automatically every two hours the temperature is at 37.5 the humanity between 69. and 71. My phone number is 4357141525. Please. Advice me

[@melodybaird9429]

I've read through and can't see how many days these were? I see a comment not to expect wiggle at 11 days, so at what point would you expect to use this technique and see wiggle?

[@fabiofernandez6356]

Nice video

[@charliesweb1k]

yes and you can do it the last week before they hatch :)

[@charmed44875]

Hi what day can you do the first test. My eggs where put int he bator on June 8th it is now June 18th would the eggs move now or should I wait?

[@lyanasworld6912]

How many day's was it?

[@haireyhomestead3820]

Hi, Great video - I hope it's ok, but I linked this video in a comment for my subscribers to watch that had questions on knowing when chicks are alive. You have great narration and good information in this video. I'd like to share your video with anyone who would like more information on this technique.

[@charliesweb1k]

Thank you so much you have my permission. It’s a public video. Hugs

[@haireyhomestead3820]

@@charliesweb1k Thanks!!

[@celebrityageprogression6767]

I only do the float test as a last resort. example doing a float test on day 24 or 25 since the eggs are normally expect to hatch day 21. I would not do this unless it's absolutely necessary.

[@hansontech]

when did you do this how many days when you started to incubate

[@kathyisonline2986]

Thank you so much for this! I did this today but didn't know to watch for the wiggle. Would it be safe to do it again before lockdown? I did it because I had a bad egg in the bunch that leaked all over the incubator (ugh!) and I wanted to be sure that the rest were okay. I'm at day 17 (I'll lock down tomorrow).

[@hiyasweets]

Did you move? were you able to keep all your babies?

[@marthanewsome6375]

Hi, I have done this before with king quail eggs, because they are really hard to candle and it works. I have a new incubator and most of the eggs are floating, which is great, but not much movement and they don't seem to be floating that high. I am a little worried that the incubator wasn't doing its job right. Today is the 11th day and they hatch on the 16th day. Should I leave them a little longer to see if the air pocket gets bigger? Should I throw the ones that sink out? What would recommend I do?

[@charliesweb1k]

the one's that sink have no air pockets and no baby will live even if it starts to grow it will die off soon. the one's that float and just barly floot are okay. so give them some more time and they should be okay, also they move a lot aroung the last week before hatching and they barly move 2 weeks before hatching. I candle when I know I have 7 days left to go :) good luck

[@marthanewsome6375]

Thanks. I understand now. I am hatching button quail and they only incubate for 16 days and its day 12. Will leave it a couple of more days and try again. I wasn't sure to give the ones that just floated more time. Thank you.

[@williammejia4409]

Do you do it a week before thay hatch? Because I did mine a week before they hatch I have chukar eggs and one just sank to the bottom but like it wanted to float. Will the chukar hatch? They are supposed to hatch on 7/18/14. And I water candled an other egg and it floated and wiggled. Please help first time hatching eggs!!

[@charliesweb1k]

yes and no but it's hard to type that out. maybe ill make a video on the difference to see which is which. thanks

[@ahamedhussain4396]

wil this test cause any damage to chicks or not..i want to try..

[@genergoebel]

I have two questions, 1) Did the non moving egg end up being fertile and hatch? 2) Can you please explain about the hormones from the chicken into the egg. I'm still new to this and haven't tried to hatch any eggs yet. This is the first time I've heard anything about hormones from chickens into the eggs.

[@elsokuvasz5802]

I have the same question as your #2. Hormones from chicken to egg?? what?

[@charliesweb1k]

keep them as they act like a heating rock for the other eggs good luck .

[@KaltrinaDemiri]

Wow this is awesome! What day would be best to do this? I have a hen I got from a lady who had roosters ( we dont have any ) and I heard they can store sperm for awhile... Shes been sitting on a few eggs and I was wondering when what day would be good to try this ?

[@marthahelton6729]

Thank you so much for this video . This is my first try at incubating eggs, not sure what i'm doing, but trying...today was day 11 for them in the incubator. I've candled the eggs and wasn't really convinced about growth...I tried your method and none of my 21 eggs wiggled, so out they went...I will try again..my daughter and I have several young hens with more than enough roosters...Thank you again, this has been very helpful!

[@joeymoore1105]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO. At day 11 they won't wiggle most likely....You threw out potentially very good eggs.

[@PotiaGraphy]

so what happen if thats eggs sink completely and nothing movement?

[@rainbowsparkwarrior5]

Aw. Poor little embryo... :(

[@gisellepulido4362]

Can you do this with quail eggs too?

[@jadeg1804]

What should you do if the egg isn’t developing please?

[@jamessparkes5516]

So, will any eggs that sink to the bottom be dead?

[@cathleenburgess6734]

Can I do this if I"m hatching them the old fashion way and not incubating them? Just wondering if I can put them back outside under the hens...

[@charliesweb1k]

Absolutely 100%. Yes you can. Good luck.

[@cathleenburgess6734]

@@charliesweb1k Thank you. I checked the ones I had and they were not viable. I had 2 chicks that hatched and then after about 3 or 4 days the other eggs were abandoned.

[@yavin99]

I have one that isn't moving but I used an LED a couple weeks ago and it had a chick growing for sure but I put it in water and no movement at all and I have an egg that is 1-2 days behind and I don't need to put it in water I feel the chick moving, one of my eggs is dirty and it is a little late hatching but I put it in water and there is very slight movement.

[@mxkki3687]

Can you do this test for Pekin duck eggs?

[@charliesweb1k]

i like to do it all the way up to the last 3 days :)

[@SuperBuffy23]

i was just wondering where you were? please do a update on the birds.

[@theresaknapp931]

Ill have to do this

[@henrybailey306]

Doesn't that disturb the embryo and do you put warm or cold water

[@waveswanders998]

+Henry Bailey Warm and it doesn't really. The only way it can be really disturbed is if there's a crack to drown it. And if you drop the egg-it's not going to hatch because the embryo has been mixed and sloshed around.

[@Jack-rh5br]

at what day can you do this ?

[@VivaMarie]

Mine floats just like that, but stays completely still. It's also not a chicken egg, it's a small sparrow egg, and I think it's around 7 days old but I really don't know. Is the water not warm enough?? Please please please reply soon!!!!!

[@charliesweb1k]

Those eggs are about the same 100° for temperature and 40% to 45% humidity. Egg handling in the water is for eggs that you cannot use a light and that’s usually the last five days. At seven days old it only has a tiny bit of veins developing it won’t move in the water at all. Only float eggs you cannot candle.

[@VivaMarie]

@@charliesweb1k oh, thank you so much! Knowing that it's probably not suppose to wiggle makes me so relieved 😂 one last question, how come I can't both float & candle the eggs? (Not at the same time of course)

[@charliesweb1k]

@@VivaMarie I always candle my eggs with my iPhone light. But when it’s so solid I can’t see inside I can’t tell if the baby is dead or alive. So that’s when I float the egg in the water and if it wiggles it’s alive if it sinks to the bottom it has no baby in it which means you never canceled it with the iPhone in the first place. If it floats sideways and wiggles really hard on its own and then stops it could be a rotten egg full of gas so be careful. Smell any questionable eggs and if they stink they’re rotten. If it wiggles completely on its own as you seen On the video and it’s alive and ready to hatch within five days. I only candle eggs I cannot see with a flashlight or iPhone light. Hopefully that answers your question.

[@VivaMarie]

@@charliesweb1k yes, it does, thank you! When you said you only tested it in water when you couldn't candle it, I just thought you meant that it would harm the eggs if I floated them and candled them both. one last question (I hope I'm not taking too much of your time), when I was writing so, so lightly an 'x' on my egg (it's a small egg, by the way, not a chicken egg), it cracked. It didn't break all the way through, though, only the way a pencil would make a small hole through paper. It happened on both of the eggs. Does this mean both of them are going to die? 😭

[@charliesweb1k]

@@VivaMarie yes because you broke the bloom that protects the egg and when it has a crack it no longer keeps the proper temperature or moisture. Some people are successful using methods to cover it up but the percentage of viability is extremely low. Not all eggs are made equal when it comes to the shell so it made sense that yours broke. The bigger the egg the harder the shell to help holding all the yolk and whites. Also some breeds like water fowl have a thicker egg anyways. Tiny little eggs like that are thin shelled.Have a great weekend

[@elliemae8427]

my hens been sitn for over 25 days. only one egg hatch n found 3 crack dead chicks..what can I do?. can I just moved her n just keep letting her sit?

[@marymarth7298]

About 5 of my eggs are solid when candling but have sunk to the bottom of the bowl. What does that mean?

[@rainbowsparkwarrior5]

does it work if the egg is cracked? Because they do survive.

[@TheEmmastar123]

How far into the incubation process could you do this?

[@chandrashekarsrinivasbabut2454]

not before chicks embryo starts growing. May be after 15th day should be good.

[@charliesweb1k]

you can't those you have to take out when you smell the eggs an it smells . this means the person who sold you eggs pick them up 2 days later and they now have hormones in them from the hen sitting on them. this is why you pick eggs up daily to prevent that since you don't want her to start incubating them. incubation starts 24 hours later, so eggs that start to smell take them out :)

[@joshspreeman5939]

Does this work for all eggs?

[@charliesweb1k]

i have not tryed that so i can't say yes or no since those eggs are little . i would not try it since it's not worth it really , good luck

[@TimeToBeKind]

I love the questions that are already answered when watching the video. Do people watch the damn video on muted? I just don't get it!!! It's not just this video, I see it in almost every video. Even the one I watched before, the guy said he's been doing steroids since he was 18, and still on them today. Then I've read comments like, "are you natural or did you ever do steroids?" Holy crap, listen to the person talk!!! The water temperature is about 105 degrees, not ice water and not boiling!!! I don't know how I got here from watching the Russian fails, but then, I've watched it anyway. I guess I'm bored but at least I paid attention because learning is beautiful.

[@charliesweb1k]

+Tony Oliveira hugs to you :) thanks for making that point out loud , i think it all the time but i have no energy to answer again hahhah :) hugs

[@TimeToBeKind]

+Charlie... Likewise, hugs back at you. I'm surprised no one has asked if these are hard boiled. Actually, maybe someone has! LOL

[@bendrowned2220]

Calm yo tits

[@momodousheriffbah422]

What would be the temperature of the water before water candling

[@MikyAngel347]

Charlie, when can I start doing this type of candling before hatch date?

[@SweetTikTokLife]

Machine Made you are talking about light candling, the gentleman was talking about water candling

[@ukvik]

Daughter : Hey Charles chicks I have a egg that has 5 days left till hatching and it has a foul smell so should I wait or break it and most of the egg is in the water inside the egg it’s just dark should I keep it?

[@bettyh4066]

I have eggs under hens to hatch. Could I still use the water method to candle the eggs? If some are left after 21 days, I don't want them to explode if they are not viable.

[@charliesweb1k]

Yes you can candle the eggs in the water method at any stage of incubation except on the pipping stage. So try to stay away from the last 2 1/2 to 3 days of hatch. Good luck

[@bettyh4066]

@@charliesweb1k thank you for the reply. Found your video too late for this round. Hatch started yesterday. But I have 2 more momma's several days out. Glad I found your video.

[@bettyh4066]

My hen abandoned the nest with her hatchlings. I opened the eggs left and they had chicks and there was blood. One however seemed intact and larger than the others with no blood. Is it safe to assume the ones with blood were dead, but the one without blood may have hatched if she had stayed on the nest?

[@charliesweb1k]

@@bettyh4066 Because she didn’t sense any movement through the egg shells she probably knew by instinct to get up. If she only felt one baby moving she would’ve sat until it hatched. Something happened and she did the right thing. Next round will probably be two weeks from now where she’ll start laying the eggs again and start all over. Good luck

[@charliesweb1k]

Yes you can definitely do that and another thing you can do is smell the eggs if they stink awful those are rotting. But if they stink and you’re not sure if it’s the actual egg Then do the water test to see if there’s a wiggle. Sometimes those eggs get stinky because the juices got on the good egg. I do water candling when I can’t candle with the light.

[@user-uf9ov9iq1n]

what day were u up to?

[@lizbethmartinez5939]

I have eggs they are dark, but they aren’t moving should I take them out

[@jeannette4363]

Thank you! I cant see anything with the light. Its my first time hatching chicks!

[@chandrashekarsrinivasbabut2454]

you need to check with a high intensity light. Don't worry even if you cant see any thing going on in the egg. Some times it may take more time. If eggs are dark brown its very difficult to see whats happening. The only option would be floating test in those cases.

[@jeannette4363]

Chandra Shekar Srinivas Babu Thota They hatched...5 babies. I finally was able to see with a light they were all moving at 15 days but one was cracked. The cracked one didnt hatch. Thank you for your help!

[@SuperBuffy23]

oh, i didnt know you are moving. good luck. talk to you later.

[@benoreilly7416]

can you do this with budgies too

[@john308small8]

GIVE ME SOME AIR MAN

[@philliphall5198]

Thank You 😊

[@Cornievenzter]

on day ( ? ) is these eggs ?

[@yanwu9099]

On about days four or five

[@PotiaGraphy]

do water candle after 21 days...

[@ChristopherAMacleod]

Thanks!

[@wa-ltd8462]

How many days old egg are

[@gingerlover43015]

How early can you water test?

[@Slappos]

I have eggs due on Friday :) I used the old method water candling and their alive!! It's so fun when stuff works:)

[@charliesweb1k]

not yet im still looking :)

[@bojack2740]

Thank you

[@annat.9562]

wow! i thought that you shouldnt let the eggs wet?!

[@catherinesyme901]

I hope nearly a decade later life has improved!

[@dang9669]

I assume you are using 99 degree water? And how far along are the eggs?

[@charliesweb1k]

dang9669 until you can no longer candle them so the last week