noun
- the practice of examining eggs by holding them up to a bright light to check their contents and development
Usage: agricultural; poultry farming
Examples
- The farmer used candling to determine which eggs were fertile.
- Candling helps identify cracked or damaged eggs before incubation.
- She learned the technique of candling from her grandmother.
- The candling process revealed that several eggs contained developing chicks.
- Modern candling equipment uses LED lights instead of candles.
- Candling is typically done on the seventh day of incubation.