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Hello Chicken People! The first grade class where I work will be hatching out Serama eggs - or at least we're going to be trying to hatch them out. I think I've got everything set up properly, but my concern is when hatch day arrives, the itty bitty legs of the chicks might get caught in the...

Hi everyone! I’m looking to invest in some quality BCM hatching eggs preferably local to where I live but I’m willing to pay for shipped eggs as well if they meet my standards. I live in lower mainland area in BC Canada. I found one breeder on Vancouver island called “Elaine’s fertilized eggs”...

Hello, I am wondering what the laws are for selling hatching eggs/breeding chickens in lake county. Specifically for AR zones and zones that fall under 10.01.06 Backyard Chicken laws. Do you need a limited poultry permit for either of these types of zones? I also do not see anything for selling...

Around 2 months ago my chickens got infected with mycoplasma and I had to cull the entire flock. Since then I’ve decided I’m finally ready to start over again with a fresh batch of BCMs! I have some experience with the breed but I’m still a little unsure about how the egg colour genetics work...

Are you ready to hatch some eggs? We have highly fertile eggs from our mixed flock of beautiful and resilient birds. Breeds in our flock: Old-line of a Bantam Silkie mix(hens and roosters), Easter Eggers(hens and roosters), Silverlaced Wyandottes (hens and roosters), Rhode Island Red (hens)...

Hi, I am brand new to incubating eggs. This is my very first go around. anyways, I’m using a nurture right 360 and I set the eggs on February 18th and today is day 20 and I have 1 chick fully hatched and drying and 2 pipping. My question is why would they hatch earlier? Also, if none of the...

Ok so this is gonna be a bit tricky to explain but I'll try my best. I have 2 incubators (a borotto and a hova) and 2 broody hens (silkies). I feel like my silkie eggs are having a hard time developing in my borotto for some reason. Im curious to test it out by transferring them to the hova. The...

I just got a Nurture Right 36O. I followed the instructions to a T but as soon as I turned it on it’s saying 99% humidity. I want to make sure everything is working correctly before I put eggs in it. Will the humidity go down or is there something I need to do to fix it?

Does this only apply to shipped eggs? Mine have been sitting at 13°C - 16°C for 1day - 2+weeks (depending on when they were laid). I'm wondering if I should move them inside where it's about 20°C a day before putting them in the incubator? They won't go bad if they sit in 20°C for 24h, will...

Hi! We are looking for some bantam polish hatching eggs. We have a few polish bantam hens in our flock and we’d like to add more. Thank you!

Preparing for this year's hatching season. This year I will be hatching eggs from my younger pullets and I fully expect most eggs to not develop considering they lay about one egg a day on average, so by the time I'll have enough to fill the incubator only about 7-14 out of 30 will have decent...

Hey guys, My daughter is hatching her second batch of eggs and we have the incubator in lockdown now. We have 12 eggs, and so far 8 of them have started wiggling. One has pipped externally. We are super excited for our second batch of backyard mutt chicks. So I just wanted to start a...

Lost my faverolle cockerel to something over the summer so I'm looking to replace him! Hatching eggs or an available full bred rooster would be ideal. Not in the market for hens because I have a few. I'm in southern jersey.

Is anyone else having issues with shipping hatching eggs via USPS Priority Mail (1-3) days taking longer? In the past few weeks I have shipped off 3 boxes of eggs; two to New York and one to Alabama (from Wisconsin). Not one of them was on time. The first one to NY took 6 business days. The...

Hey guys I plan to hatch call ducks in the spring and I’ve never hatched eggs before. I wanted to do a practice run and just makes sure my set up and everything is good A friend gave me 24 fertilized eggs and my incubator only holds 12. So is there any signs on which may be better? Does size...

My boyfriend and I made the decision a few months ago to start breeding rare/endangered chicken breeds, and since then we have been working on acquiring good-quality stock from reputable breeders. We try to buy locally as much as possible, but we've had to drive upwards of 6 hours to obtain some...

Is it worth it to order hatching eggs through the mail in November? (I live in Virginia) I want to order quail hatching eggs but should I take the risk of them getting chilled? Does anyone have experience with how much this will affect the hatch rate?

Located in the Tampa Bay Area. 9 Australorp Hens and 1 very active Rooster. All sorted for confirmation, personality and breed standard. Majority are laying as of 3 weeks ago... several more to kick in. They are equal to my Rhode Island Reds in egg quality. Perfect for someone selling hatching...

Hi there everyone! I recently went to a breeder and got 6 Mille fluer and Porcelain Pekin bantam eggs. I have a Janoel 24s incubator. She had been saving them for a week which I have read is perfectly fine. I candled the eggs at day 8 and saw that 5/6 eggs were developing which was great! Soon...