candler
Checks eggs illuminated
A candler is someone who inspects eggs by holding them up to a light source—originally a candle—to check for freshness, fertility, or defects.
The light reveals the interior: blood spots, cracks, or developing embryos.
The practice continues in commercial egg production, though electric candling devices have largely replaced actual candles.
Diffused light transmission
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- sortingArranging into sequence
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
hatchability · embryo · defects · shell · albumen · yolk · rotation · selection
translucence
Diffused light transmission
fertility · hatchability · embryo · defects · shell · albumen · yolk · rotation · selection · evaluation
hatchery
Egg incubation facility
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- chickensDomestic fowl for eggs
turkeys · quail · ducks · geese · breeding · avian · nesting · henhouse · hatching · chick
wax
Pliable waterproof substance
paraffin · wick · mold · dipping · pouring · scented · artisan · handmade · melting · fragrance
- birthday candlesCake decorations you extinguish
- candlelight vigilsGatherings honoring someone with flames
- votive candleSmall ritual offering light
- electric candleCord-powered flame substitute
- candlelit dinnerEvening meal lit by wax flames
- scented candlePerfumed wax with wick
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