Mink Hollow Farm

	Why Do We Call it Candling?
	Bumpy shells often indicate some nutritional imbalance, or other form of stress on the bird that produced the egg. This would indicate that the egg may also not have the nutrition it needs to grow into a healthy duckling. If you are not especially short on eggs, don't use this one for hatching.
	Bumpy shells are also often thinner than normal-shelled eggs. They will loose moisture faster - which may also be a problem for the developing emryo - especially at hatch time. These eggs are also likely to be more fragile. They're just not a good risk.