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  1. BookThief

    Quail eggs stopped developing, what could be wrong?

    My partner and I got 12 quail eggs to hatch, and 6 chicken eggs. Of the quail eggs, all but 1 began to develop, then they all stopped. They haven't been growing for a while, then we realized they had all died. The chicken eggs are still doing perfectly fine, with no issue. We have the chicken...
  2. Chrifister

    DIY Incubator Advice

    Hey everyone, We were on the lookout for a cabinet incubator this year (because you can't have enough incubators!) and couldn't find a professional one for a reasonable price so we decided to make one. Got the wine cooler second hand for cheap, most other parts came from Amazon. -Danby...
  3. lillyahoo

    Very weird thing my chicken laid (?)

    I have a Novagen hen around 4 years old who yesterday was looking a bit droopy and lagging behind the flock. I brought her in, gave her calcium and water with electrolytes and left her in the "sick chick" crate indoors overnight. This morning, THIS thing was in the crate. What the heck is it...
  4. Nadilli

    Best egg layers?

    What is the best egg layer in your opinion? I’m torn between getting Khaki Campbell and Indian Runners. I’m located in SE New Mexico, so we have mild winters and can have super hot summers. I read that Runners use to be really good but the current breed isn’t as good anymore. Thanks in advance...
    • Nadilli
    • Thread
    • duck #breeds #bestbreed duck advice egg layer
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Cloverr39

    How do you decorate your Easter eggs?

    Not exactly a recipe so feel free to move this thread somewhere else if needed. Do you decorate your eggs for Easter? Maybe you like to color them with food coloring and get the whole rainbow with your eggs? Maybe you boil your eggs in something to get fun colors? Maybe you don't color your...
  6. K

    Duckling semi-hatched, yolk still present...Please Help!

    Hey everyone, first time ducky mummy here! I've never hatched anything before and have been a panicy mummy this whole time! We have 6 cayuga eggs (which we're unsure if anything is happening with them) and one mallard, which was laid by a wild duck and abandoned so we tried to incubate. She's...
  7. Katakornchicks

    Fertilized egg or health problem?

    I have a broody hen trying to hatch eggs. I don't want chicks right now tho so I've been taking away her eggs daily. This egg I think she sat on for about 2 days before I took it. (Note, she didn't lay this egg, it's another hens) I noticed a weird shadow on about 3 eggs when I candled them to...
  8. B

    What colour is my marans pullet??

    Hi all, I got given a little cross beak chick for free about 6 months ago. The breeder initially wasn’t sure what she was as she was in the pekin pen, but suspected she may actually be a marans. Fast forward to now and she’s definitely a marans, I just would love to know what her colour is...
  9. 0

    What day are these duck eggs on? Please help!

    I was letting my duck hatch some eggs (4) and forgot to make note of the day she started incubating I'm having trouble determining what day they are on. Video 1 (egg 2) Video 2 (egg 2) Video 3 (egg 1) Video 4 (egg 3) forgot to get a video or picture of egg 4 Really to know since egg 3 got a...
  10. 0

    Cracked Egg! Help!!

    I was checking my duck’s eggs as I do every night - candling them to see the growth. I picked one up and my thumb put a hole into it! I know I didn’t grab it hard so I think the eggshell was weak there or already a bit cracked. The embryo is still alive and moving. Saran wrapped the egg and...
  11. 0

    Cracked Egg! Help!!

    I was checking my duck’s eggs as I do every night - candling them to see the growth. I picked one up and my thumb put a hole into it! I know I didn’t grab it hard so I think the eggshell was weak there or already a bit cracked. The embryo is still alive and moving. Saran wrapped the egg and...
  12. Diveks

    Not sure what day these eggs are at

    So, after one of the parent bird died suddenly i have taken in some lovebird eggs. I do have experience on handfeeding baby birds but i usually know when they were laid unlike this time. They are all at different stages of development too :th. does anyone know the signs of an egg going into...
  13. M

    Is this a blood ring? (Quail eggs)

    Hi. This is my first time incubating eggs. I am using a cheap chinese incubator, and thus the temps are not very uniform and I expect the mortality rate to be quite high. I am wondering, is this a blood ring? Should I discard this egg?
  14. Jrbd82

    Small eggs - whyyyyy???

    OK I’m not talking fairy eggs- but all of my ducks eggs seem to be getting smaller and smaller. Will not seem to be… They are. They’re the size of my chicken eggs and sometimes smaller. What could be the reason for this? They are not new layers. Their eggs are fertile and vine as I just hatched...
    • Jrbd82
    • Thread
    • duck duck adivice egg lay eggs laying small
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. M

    float test photo analysis

    i believe these eggs to be 17 days old, no signs of life anymore during candling.. does the float test show signs of life or no?
    • mharr0414
    • Thread
    • alive babies dead duck egg float test muscovey
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. MartinFamilyHomestead

    Is this Duck egg fertile??

    I do not believe this egg is fertile but curious on other opinions? Do not have much experience with telling if they are as I never needed to know. Last year we did look into it just out of curiosity and you could very easily tell that the eggs we were collecting were fertile. What are your...
  17. chiki1

    Are our chicks too young for outside?

    Not sure if this is the right place but it's the best I could find. We have around 20 or so chicks(around 2 months old) inside the house divided into 3 large totes but they're getting too big for them, plus we don't have any more room in the house. We also have around year old hens and roosters...
  18. K

    Not sure why my chickens & ducks aren't laying?

    This has been an ongoing issue. My 3 chickens have been unreliable with laying for months, sometimes almost going a week without one. Since spring has started to return, we've started to see about 1-2 eggs a day now. I have 3 new adult laying muscovy ducks. They arrived 2 weeks ago. So far...
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