I have only done chicken and duck eggs before! I just got a nice new HovaBator 1588. I need to take a few racks out to fit the huge goose eggs in and I have no clue what I'm doing!!!! Except, Great help from BYC Friend Food!! My eggs are shipped, Air cells have settled 24hrs! Time to get them...
I buy shipped eggs. This is not going well at all! #1- Air cell looks funny it dips way down on sides #2- What is the best way to incubate shipped eggs? Help me out with this I can't lose another baby!
OK, new to BYC and haven't really learned to navigate it yet.. I'm looking for a answer ASAP!!! I have a egg hatching right now I see first pip ON THE WRONG END!!! Is this ok? Am I safe? Do I just let it go? Egg is only on day 19!
I was wondering if I can put my Blue Swedish Duck in the same coop/fence with my Barred Rock Chicken? They are both breeding pairs! If not what chicken can live with what duck? I'm looking for a pair of chicken/duck to lay fertile eggs for hatching in the incubator!! HELP ME OUT PLEASE.... LOL!
New at this sorry for stupid questions! I have 2 females and 1 male for breeding (duck) is that good for fertile eggs? Also how many to how many for chicken?
I gotta get these eggs turned by hand and never done this! My understanding is mark eggs with X and O, turn 3-5 times a day, don't leave on same side 2 nights in a row! Now for my ?'s.. I may be away from home 1-2 times in the rest of this incubation period.. Will that hurt the embryos? I have...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I incubated and hatched my own chicken/duck yrs ago and due to my health have just got a chance to get back into it!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 2 Silkies, 1 Ancona Duckling
(3) What breeds do you have? Silkie...
My eggs are on day 2 and the turner quit working!!! OK, The egg turner is stuck at a 90degree angle and quit! Can I hand turn each egg 1/2 way around until I get a new incubator shipped to me? If so how many times a day? Here is a picture of how it's stuck!
I got my order of eggs in the mail today and the box says Buff Orpington and Guinea! I ordered Buff and White Leghorn eggs! NO Guinea!!!! I have no clue what they should look like but ALL these eggs are brown and large (duck size).. These are the pictures of what is marked Guinea
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It's day 25 on my eggs and I had 1 hatch on day 19. But none have even pipped since then! I did the float test day 22 and eggs showed movement! My temp did drop a few nights to 97 but back up to 99 in the day time! What should I do???