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Shipped during heat wave so I placed them in the incubator right away and didnt turn for the first two days to let them settle. 6 eggs, 1 blood ring. Figured they'd be faster after veining seen on day 2. The other four are all in different stages of hatching atm. Day 28... sorry for the...

I have never had any luck candling very dark brown or colored eggs. I still use my led flashlight to monitor aircells though . Tonight my led flashlight burned out so I grabbed my husbands flashlight out of his hunting bag. OMG! I can see blood veins and the chicks moving for the first time. Not...

So future broody? What do you think? This RIR is doing this constantly to the other chicks that will allow it all week.

So I put my dozen LB eggs and 1 store egg I pulled out of my fridge into lockdown tonight. One LB had a ? throughout but I held onto it till tonight. Was starting to smell so I pulled it. Just for a hoot I tried the water test everyone keeps talking about. Floated and bobbed. Cracked open and...

Two excellent sites that list the possible causes of hatching failures and early chick death. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/aa204 In depth analysis of everything that can go wrong. http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/Avian/pfs32.htm Another fantastic site that includes photos to help you identify what...

Shipped eggs arrived today. Because of the current heat wave I'm thinking I should let them settle upright in the incubator instead of a cool place. I'm worried they've already started developing during shipping and I'll mess things up if I let them cool for 24hrs. Have very little hope for...