Quote Originally Posted by SaintTawny View Post
I haven't produced a clutch of my own yet, so really I'm just spitballing here, but it seems to be that candling is a totally non-invasive way to ensure that you aren't letting your female incubate infertile eggs for 60 days and probably refusing food for that time. Also, and again, not based on personal experience, it seems like infertile eggs or ones that start out fertile and fail to develop are the more likely ones to grow mold or start to go sour and could possibly affect your healthy eggs.
All of my infertile eggs started rotting after a week or two. You'll definitely notice THAT smell well before 60 days