I had a gosling prematurely pip ( I believe) due to its hatchmates rolling the egg around. It had its beak out of a pip for 48 hours before I intervened (and only b/c I realized its membrane was drying out). I got it unshrink wrapped but left it still in shell enough that it would have to get...
Day 28 and my duck eggs seem to all be getting pips. A few do have zips as well. We've spotted one little duck bill so far. I incubated 22 and all showed development on day 7. I'm hoping to get a good hatch rate!
We bought 2 guinea keets last year, managed to keep both alive to adulthood and have them end up being a male and female. I'm interested in hatching some of their eggs this year- any tips? Are they much different to incubate than other birds? Also, I thought they'd look a lot different than...
Hey all!
I grew up with chickens and last year my husband, our kids and I moved to acreage in Northern Michigan and added chickens to our lives.
I've currently got a mixed coop of ducks, a guinea pair and 2 dozen ish chickens. I plan on building a separate coop this spring to add a bantam...