From an egg I found on the ground out in the open, I now have a newly hatched Eurasian collared dove. These guys are invasive and no one will take it, so I am going to give this a shot.
Should I start feeding this hatchling in 12 hours or sooner? Do they need to be fed at night?
Current plan...
I have two pea eggs on day 25 now in the incubator. One of them was externally pipped yesterday morning at 3 am, the other was internally pipped for an unknown number of hours at the same time, so I made a tiny safety air hole in that egg yesterday evening.
It's now been over 24 hours and the...
Of the original 12 shipped eggs, I have 5 that are alive and healthy looking now at day 17. Three were infertile, three quit early on, and I lost an embryo two days ago but that air cell seemed severely damaged to begin with.
I have lockdown as occuring in 6 days, on day 23. Is this correct for...
Hello BYC, long-time lurker here.
I'm expecting 12 call duck eggs in a few days. This is my first time hatching -- I'm aware call ducks are difficult, but they are what my mum wanted. :) She'll be the one primarily looking after the birds if any make it past this initial stage!
I've got a...