when to candle eggs

[ryan1163]

Oct 16, 2013 7:37:14 GMT BudgiesBuddy said:

Is she breeding for the first time?

yes it is and also Ok today my budgie was spooked by a loud sound she kicked the eggs around trying to escape the nest box so I candles the eggs to check 2 hours later and egg number 2 the only fertile egg out of the 3 has movement to check it wasn't me causing it I held the egg still and there is lots of veins and I can see something red moving left to right the egg is 5 days old is this normal and is it alive

[BudgiesBuddy]

Most first-timers lay only 2 to 3 eggs, so that's OK.

Hen rotates the eggs and keep them in order, so candling should be kept to a minimum possible.