When to candle eggs?

[Budgiebreeder11]

I usually can't wait and I candle my eggs the day after they are laid. When do you candle your eggs?

[Jen144]

When the youngest iegg is 6 days old. It does not matter what age the oldest egg is. This is when I candle, I do not candle before otherwise you would have to candle them a few times when each new egg got older (so once all the clutch is laid and the youngest is 6 days old) and I find this stresses the parents out too much, especially the mum. I've also answered in your breeding journals thread. :)

[Budgiebreeder11]

Thank you for your input.

[lilifield]

I think we candled ours on the 5th or 7th day, something like that.