Hi everyone. I am new to candling and going by some pics to compare my eggs to expected development. I candled several eggs today-six at day 7; one at day 10 The eggs are under a broody hen. She gets off the nest at least once a day for about a half hr.
Would love to hear from those who know...
My rooster is still getting the hang of things, but I've let my broody Silkie sit for about seven days and I am not sure that the eggs are doing much? I am letting her hatch naturally / no incubator as I live in the desert. Was just wondering if these look viable.
I noticed the air sack is...
Well hi everyone it has been a long time since I've been here! Hope everyone is doing well!
We are back at it again watch a baby chicken grow outside the egg!
Only day seven on a button quail egg! The rest have a nice healthy shadow and veining, but this one... hmm... not sure what I’m looking at, but it doesn’t look as great. They did come over a slightly chillier few days (50s), one came cracked, and I’ve already decided 7/13 are viable for sure...
This is my second time incubating eggs. The first time was a nightmare of changing incubators (three) to be exact (41 eggs turned into 18 chicks, not bad for it snowing while collecting the eggs). This time, I overloaded with 53 eggs. I have a 41 egg auto turner and of course, the virus...