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Could she have rolled it away some where? Some broodys will get rid of eggs if they are infertile or dead.

Here are the final numbers for this latest batch: 18 Sexlink eggs set, 3 clears, 8 hatched. (Another one pipped but didn't make it) 10 d'Uccle eggs set, 1 clear, 5 hatched. 12 turkey eggs set, 1 clear, 3 quite some time in the first week, 0 hatched. So less than a 50% hatch. I'm not sure...

I had one egg that was piping for a long time, and I thought it was dead, but a little while later it was moving around, and cheeping. I had to leave, but when I got back I pulled the egg out and looked at it, and the chick was dead. It looked like what I have heard described as a ''sticky...

Day 21 started this morning for the chicken eggs, and day 28 started for the turkeys around 5 yesterday. Several of the chicken eggs have hatched, and a few more are pipping, yet there is still no activity from the turkeys. I would have expected at least one pip by now. The humidity is about...

I raise the roosters for meat, and than keep the pullets. If I have too many I sell or trade with friends. Quote: I have all my chickens written down in a note book, I'm afraid to add up the total though. I feel all right as long as I don't actually know the exact number.

He may be a while getting back to you, he's said he would be offline for sometime. I hope those little feet improve soon!

Thanks for all the cleaning tips. I wash my incubator out with hot soapy water and vinegar, and than let it sit in the sun for a day or two. Still, they're always some black spots that I can't get clean. I've had full size hens hatch off bantam eggs before with out any issues.

Does anyone have any Styrofoam incubator cleaning tips they would like to share?

I say ''duck-cul'' or ''duke-cluh''

I've heard the correct pronunciation is actually ''duh-cluh'' or ''duke-cul'' (or so I've been told by people who study french and dutch ) I don't think It really matters that much, everyone pronounces things differently. Like speckled hen once said: ''As long as everyone knows what you mean...

X2. The full name is Belgian Bearded d'Uccle

d'Uccles are a breed of bantam (see my avatar).

I'm afreid I've kind of gotten behind on here.... I set 10 turkey eggs in my incubator on the 2nd and 10 d'Uccle eggs and 18 sexlink eggs on the 9th. I candled the turkey eggs and 9 of 10 are showing development.

Have any of you seen this thread?: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/928716/styrofoam-incubator-now-holding-temp-better-than-ever-upgraded-with-pics Very interesting.

Me! It may be a little early still. I think more people will join soon!

I hope to set some turkey eggs next month but I'm not sure when they will start laying, so I don't know if I'll join the april or may HAL, I'll let you know!