When I have a hard time trying to determine the state of a dark egg I put the candler under the egg so it lights up the bottom. It seem that the good eggs have some lighter area under the dark blob. If most of the egg is clear it probably stopped developing, and if it's all dark it's probably...
I have watched the hens cover up the top of the nest before they leave for a break. Some of my chickens do that, but almost all of my ducks and geese do it. It seems to keep the eggs warmer longer when I check them, and also makes it harder for me or predators to find the eggs.
Maybe there's an inexpensive plugin thermostat that could be used in conjunction with the heat pad so it shuts off over 101.
Something similar to the heat cube???
If you are not in a hurry I will have some extra eggs when the weather warms up.
I have chickens, 7 duck breeds including Muscovy, turkey, guinea, etc.
So you could put them all in together and get hatches from 21-28-30+ days later.
Since they are for educational purposes I will only charge the...
I had the same thing happen today, but my gosling seemed still wet and missing the head. I've read about birds fighting over hatchlings. Is it possible that the goose rejected it or the nearby turkey hen would have heard it and tried to steal it?
I replaced the two remaining eggs with some...