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    Embden geese hatching eggs-help!

    Should I increase the humidity in my incubator for my embdem geese eggs before or after they have internally pipped? Thanks
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    Incubating with different due dates?

    I have 12 sable poot and 6 emblem goose eggs due to go in the incubator at the weekend- to which I have no option. The chicken eggs have to be stopped Turning at 18 days and due on 21 but the geese eggs stop at 25. If I raise the humidity for the chicken eggs. Will it affect the goose eggs to hatch?
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    2 chicks hatched but no more progress from the pippers after 2 hours???

    I've had 2 chicks hatch so far and like 2 or 3 pipping and chirping and wobbling in their eggs, they've been like this for 2 hours with no progress made and the hatched chicks are jumping over eggs and knocking them etc... What should I do? Is this normal? Will they still hatch?
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    How long do chicks take to hatch after the first one hatches?

    Okay, and should I get the other chick out or leave it in there?
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    How long do chicks take to hatch after the first one hatches?

    Hi there, I've just had my first egg hatch out of 20 in past hour, A couple of others have pipped and I can hear chirping etc... How long will it take for all of them to have hatched- and should I remove the new chick? Thanks :)
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    Incubating rhea eggs?

    I've read on a couple of websites that I should turn rhea eggs at least 3 times a day when incubating. I also read this for chicken eggs, but I have hatched loads with just turning them twice a day, can this be applicable to rhea eggs as well- help really appreciated!
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    Help!! My janoel 48's turning mechanism isn't working!!

    Yeah, the eggs have only been in for 1 day, so I might just take the turner out and manually turn the eggs:) thanks
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    Help!! My janoel 48's turning mechanism isn't working!!

    I know, there's a timer counting down every 2 hours but the thing is even after 2 hours, they haven't changed position
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    Help!! My janoel 48's turning mechanism isn't working!!

    Hi all, I've just spent about £60 on eggs from online and my janoel 48 egg incubator isn't turning. It turned once since I switched it on but hasn't moved since. I have checked the wire connecting the turner to the incubator and that's connected properly- am I doing anything wrong or is the...
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    Argh!! Still no rhea chick on day 39 but movement and still growth of the air cell!? Reply ASAP plea

    So it's day 39 of the rhea incubation and the air cell has grown by about half a centimetre since due day (36), but still no pipping of the membrane or chirping. I can also see movement within the egg when I turn the egg around. What should I do? Should I open the egg and help the chick out??
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    Eggs bought from auction

    I bought 20 silkie eggs from the auction the other day for £7 but I don't know how old they are and when they were layed, what is the general rule for age if eggs wen hatching them?
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    Help!!!!! Rhea hatching

    Really stuck, my first time hatching rheas and I've only got one egg in the incubator at the moment, it's day 36 and still no pipping of the membrane, no churping, I candled the egg and saw movement about 10 minutes ago, put egg in lockdown on day 34 and humidity is 55% and before was room...
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    Is this a rooster or hen??

    Judging by the size of it's comb, I would say it's a rooster
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    Rhea hatching

    Really stuck, my first time hatching rheas and I've only got one egg in the incubator at the moment, it's day 36 and still no pipping of the membrane, no churping, I candled the egg and saw movement about 10 minutes ago, put egg in lockdown on day 34 and humidity is 55% and before was room...
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    WHat breed is this???

    Yeah, they do look similar to yours except from the ear lobes, maybe that has been lost somewhere over the years in breeding?
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