Recent content by henmentalmum

Ps ducks must be fun to keep not sure the other half would be keen though :-( x

Aha ok phew sigh of relief then on the other hand crickey 21 pekin chicks hehe. Hope i get some lavenders ill be pleased if just a few hatch though,, just put some more eggs in another incubator last night and am making sure I turn all of them properly so I don't worry, :-) x

These are day 8 by the way x

Rubbish photos,,,, but first photo shows the whole side is veined and shows the embryo which moves,,,, the next photo shows when I've turned it 45 degrees so side on from the front view,,,,, does that look normal all of them are like this? Have only ever hatched Chinese painted quail before x

Yes that does sound like that,, not sure how tout photo on but ill try and take one X

Ok dome it out tomorow and have a look and take a photo,,,, the temp just literally shot up I had not noticed by the time I had the eggs were literally solid said cooked , gutted isn't the word,,, was wondering if its something like the thermostat ? Is that what controls the temp maybe why it...

Yes it's like it's clear one side,,,,, and all the eggs are same, oh gosh do you think?? Wow I hope so have been so upset thinking I've messed up, I was Dubois as to if the eggs were fertile and then I borrowed this inc as couldn't find the base to mine so was all very last minute so I guess I...

I have a incubator we were given a few years back,,,,,, when I tried it seemed to work fine,,,, then half way though incubating something went wrong with it and it basically cooked the eggs,,,,, it's been in the shed since any ideas on what went wrong and it is fixable? If I remember rightly its...

I have some pekin eggs 22, due to hatch on 22 April candled today and 21 fertile,,,,,, but I'm worried I have not turned enough in the first few days and have ruined them,,,,, they all have the air cells but then seem to be empty down one side is that normal or is it a sign that I have messed...

Broody hen which I took on with her eggs.. today switched nests when I checked and saw this had happened her eggs felt stone cold.... is it likely they have all died? I don't know how long she was into sitting as the lady I got her off didn't know. but maybe only hada week or less left :-(