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Were the incubators close to each other? Its been documented that ducklings will speed up their development while still in the egg if they hear other eggs preparing to hatch. I found an article and posted it in this thread all about how chicks communicate with each other to coordinate their...

There's hope if you can still see veins. :fl

Quail are amazingly adept at drowning in mere millimeters of water. :hugs It's often best to put marbles or stones in the water so they have to drink between them and cannot get themselves wet.

Our boy was raised by a broody bantam who isn't that friendly so I didn't think we'd be able to handle him, but once he matured he would come up to us wanting attention. He nibbles us gently, enjoys being patted and he even squats submissively. Even the kids can pick him up (he's not going to be...

I love our Muscovy. I especially like how quiet and friendly they are.

:hugs Oh no, I'm sorry. Birthday candles are my go-to for cracks. :fl Hopefully they'll be just fine.

:oops: I've been collecting a few select eggs to hatch too.

My last two hatched (both look to be blue which I was hoping for) and we have one very happy mother chicken.

:thumbsup Looks good. The last few days are torture! I don't know how hens do it with so much patience. :lol:

We've given her the three that hatched and I'll add the other two when they hatch - she was so happy to have babies! She's a fantastic broody because she never pecks at us, only growls indignantly, and she takes great care of her little ones. 🥰

Here are my three that have hatched so far. Just waiting on the last two. I have a broody OEGB who has been sitting for probably more than 4 weeks waiting for something to hatch (her eggs weren't fertile), so I'll give her these babies. She's a fantastic mother and she's even raised a...

My first chick just hatched. It barely pushed itself out of the egg before passing out. My chick that was the wrong way around made itself a pip hole, despite my safety hole, and is almost out. :ya

So adorable! 🥰

You were right - my one that was internally pipped at the wrong side of the air cell has rotated around and is now positioned properly. :thumbsup

I was thinking about doing that because it must be coming up 24 hours since it pipped internally. I'll go do that now.

You might get some fun surprises. I recently hatched some cross breed bantams and we have some gorgeous birds that have come from that.

I'll keep a close eye on that one. It's still alive and still in the same position but hasn't progressed any further. Another egg that hadn't even been internally pipped when I went to bed last night has already externally pipped (7am when I checked on them) so that was a surprise. :lol:

I always give them a chance and have assisted before so I'm quite prepared to jump in if necessary. :thumbsup

:fl - thanks for the reassurance.

I've just locked my eggs down as one has internally pipped and another is close. Any malposition experts here? My one that has internally pipped has its beak at the wrong side of the air cell (the high side, not the low side), but I can see its beak quite clearly. Some of our Araucana have...