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I had a shelf liner in the incubator... With grips and their legs splayed... I put them on wire mesh and a couple are doing much better. 1 still has me quite concerned.

My eggs are slowly hatching. Very slowly! About half of them have splayed legs. Im willing to do whatever i can to help them, right now, i have a couple in coffee mugs as i was told this can help. Advice please? Im so sad

Quote: Awww!!!! Sooo coooooool!!!!!

Alright, stupid question from a newbie. How do you know if a hen will be broody, ? I dont know what to look for? I do have a white leghorn who almost everyday is in the nesting box with all of the mornings eggs. There is no rooster in that pen. Then i have drake and hen ducks and she digs a...

Way cool!! Thanks!!!

Quote: i waited 10 days just to be compleatly sure. So about day 10 i can assume if there is no development, there wont be any in the future?

At what point (day) do you consider the egg unviable, undeveloped. Day 3 we had a bunch developing. Day 5 (today) i see veining on many, but im not expecting all 41 to hatch..... Just want to know when i should consider the others duds.

Day 5 and i see veining! So excited!

Im in california, dont think we are considered humid, or dry.... I have a friend in missouri who only has to fill with water once or twice, and our reserves were empty this morning after only 4 days. So i dont know if im supposed to just stick to keeping them full or what the rightthing to do...

Ok so i have a question..... I have been told to keep the water reserves full and temp at 99.5. On the final 3 days not to turn them and pop out the red plugs for extra air flow during the hatching. However now im reading how some people have different humidity levels during the 21 days. What...

Ive never hatched before. Hoping all goes smooth. Brand new incubator and turner. Set it all up thursday to get temps adjusted by their arrival on friday. We called the post office friday morning and told them to pls hold for us , and we would pick them up. Everythings great so far!

Im incubating my first batch! So excited! Seeing development already! So awesome Hatch date should be 1.19! I purchased eggs here on byc ( bearded silkie) I had a few of my own silkie eggs ( they just started laying) And my husband grabbed a few of our duck eggs and wanted to see if theyd...

We checked our eggs this evening! So exciting!!! We have never done this before and seeing development in the eggs is just sooo cool!!! Thanks again, and ill keep you updated hatch date should be 1.19

Im mobile. I dont see directions to upload them via mobile. My laptop will not power up at the moment

I dont know how to post pics...