Brinsea OvaView Standard Egg Candler for Monitoring Embryo Development in Chicken, Duck, Goose Eggs, Portable Battery Operated Bright LED Light Candling Lamp

This egg candler is really nice and the light is quite powerful. It’s easy to use because there is a soft flexible ring that you can set the eggs on securely and simply pushing a button makes it light up. I was able to use it with one hand. It allowed me to see development in eggs that had dark brown and also blue-green shells, which are typically very hard to candle. The egg candler didn’t get hot during use and the light was bright enough that I could see chick movement and heartbeats in a couple of my light colored eggs, which was really cool. If you’re debating between this and a cheaper model, as I was, I would recommend paying the extra money for this one because it works so well and the quality is really nice. It definitely seems like a product that will last a long time and like a good value.

Much smaller than I expected, I can fit it on the palm of my hand. Very bright light, very very useful for candling. I tried candling with a flashlight and kept almost dropping the eggs. This makes candling easier, I could finally see inside the eggs, and I have hands free to take a picture if I want to! I am hatching for education so I really want to see the details inside the egg to watch for development so this candler is great. Definitely worth the money.

I love this little candler!!! I candle my brown eggs to sell at market. Brown eggs are a little harder than white eggs to candle. After you see enough of them, it gets easier to see those note even the small blemishes inside. I take it out to our brooder house to where we have our incubators and check to see how the eggs are coming along. This certainly is not a $300 candler, but it works great for what I need. The gentleman from the state who came to certify me to get my state egg license was surprised at how well it worked for a small hand held candler.

I like the fact it's battery operated. It's not very bright, not as bright as the old flashlight I used to use, but it serves its purpose. It's portable, I can take it to the coop or use it in the kitchen. Handy in the kitchen for hubby since he boxes up eggs for friends. Some friends found partially developed eggs. so.. A must have if selling or giving eggs (if you have a rooster, that is).

The media could not be loaded. Such a clear view, easy to take pics and videos while viewing...and much less risk of damaging the egg than using a flashlight or other methods I’ve seen. It handled copper marans eggs just fine, the only difficulty I had was with olive egger eggs, but those are difficult even with the high intensity light, from what I’ve read.

I love this candling device. It was worth every penny. Seems like all my Brinsea products are user friendly and work great. I find it so much easier to place the egg on the top of this device than fool around with a flashlight and or a home made device. The light is actually much stronger and effective than most flashlights I have used as well.

If you are looking for a candler. BUY the Brinsea F190 NOT the Brinsea Ova View Standard egg Candler F180. My flashlight is better than the F180. Purchased the F180 by mistake. For a couple of cents more the F190 is a better choice.

A gift for children with a home chicken coop. Easy to use for a first grade child. She needed only a little instruction. Small and sturdy.