eggs

  1. J

    Egg pictures- just for fun!

    I thought it’d be fun to share some egg pics! We’ve had 4 new layers this week! I’m having so much fun with all of my different colors. In this pic I have eggs from my Easter eggers, Welsummer, Blue copper marans, Brahma, lavender Orpington, Barred Rock, Blue Australorp, Black star, gold star...
  2. RossAcres

    I want to dig deeper...

    So, when it rains while I'm at work, I'm stuck at my desk until it stops. So right now, I am bored out of my mind :barnie When I'm on BYC, I tend to just click the "What's new" tab and just scroll through it until I reach the end. I then go to the forums tab and try to find something...
  3. B

    Incubating Saxony duck eggs (first time)

    Hello, I turn to you in a slightly gloomy mood. This year we decided to try hatching our duck eggs in an incubator. All the eggs were fertilized and probably genetically fine too, because we gave them to people to hatch a few times and they hatched without any problems. Today is the 29th day...
    • BountyCze
    • Thread
    • duck eggs humidity incubating settings temperture
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Post-Hatching Season Clean Up

    Post-Hatching Season Clean Up

    As the hatching season comes to an end for most of us, there are some things I like to do to ensure easy startup for next season. 1. Clean ALL the parts and pieces of the incubators. I used two incubators this Spring. A Hatching Time CT60 and a NutureRight360. I start by completely...
    • Arial P.
    • Article
    • 2 min read
    • chicks cleaning ducklings eggs hatching incubator incubator advice
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Incubators & Brooders
  5. aryucrazy

    Fertilized eggs in the brooder shed?

    My hens have been separated from the roosters for 2.5-3 months now so they could hatch and raise chicks. The chicks hatched a little under 2 months ago (staggered hatch that I had to finish in the incubator). A few days ago we found the hiding spot the hens had started laying new eggs in, and...
  6. MamaPoult

    How do I break a broody?!

    Hey BYC people! I was hoping you all could help me out with something. So my nice Australorp hen, Elizabeth, has been broody for about 2-3 weeks now. She stays in the box all day and is pulling her belly feathers out too now. Our season is closing in here to it is not possible to let her...
  7. D

    Should I stop turning the eggs?

    My chicken went missing, turned out she was sitting on eggs. Not how long she has been sitting on them but she passed so I took the eggs inside to the incubator but I'm not sure if should turn them or not. The babies in the eggs are moving around. Is it better to stop turning them later or...
  8. FNF

    Runner duck feathers / eggs

    Feels like I've been posting questions about my ducks a lot recently :D. I have three ladies, about a year old this month. They've been very reliable layers with three eggs in the duck house each morning, up until the last two or three weeks or so. At first the drop seemed to be because one of...
    • FNF
    • Thread
    • ducks eggs feathers molt
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. MamaPoult

    Brahma Laying Capability Poll

    Hello all! So I purchased a dozen Brahmas for meat this spring but ended up loving them too much to eat😂! So right now we are considering switching out whole flock so Brahmas. The internet is giving me mixed answers on egg laying capabilities though. We are a family of 4 but do not eat eggs...
  10. crunchygranola

    My chickens laid their first egg!!

    I’m just so excited that I had to share! I’ve raised this chicks from two day old babies and finally, after all the hard work and turmoil and money well spent, I finally got my first egg! Its little and just so cute— I’m ecstatic! So proud of my girls! 🥰 (brown egg is a large-sized egg from...
  11. Q

    1 male quail 9 female quail

    So I have a main pen area for my 9 female quails and I raise them for eggs. I give them a layer hen feed for chickens, but the packaging says not to feed to males. Because of this, I put a smaller pen that gives my singular male pen view of the 9 females but he is separated by wire fencing and...
    • Quailkeepa
    • Thread
    • eggs feed lonely male quail
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
  12. P

    How to keep male goose away from ducks eggs

    I have 4 female silver apple yard ducks since last year, they've been laying 4 eggs total everyday no problem (except winter some less, of course). This spring I got a male American buff goose and a female Pekin duck, they're 3 months old now, we raised them together. We slowly integrate them to...
    • puddlesgirl
    • Thread
    • ducks eggs flock additions goose goose behavior
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  13. M

    Call duck eggs

    Hi, I have had call duck eggs in the incubator for a little over 22-24 days and they have been wiggling the eggs back and forth for about a day but still have not piped. Is this normal and when should I expect them to pip? I put them in incubation lockdown a few days ago as a precaution. Thank you!
  14. SwimingWithTheGeese

    Broody goose with infertile eggs

    Hello all! I have a darling female Toulouse goose, Bella, Bella has been broody for a very long time, I think about a month and a half or more, unfortunately our gander died of old age so her eggs are infertile, I’m worried she might start getting depressed if her eggs don’t hatch, but after a...
  15. L

    First Time Broody, All Died

    I had a 1 year old Buff Orpington go broody a few weeks ago. She started with 9 eggs and they all died despite her being very faithful - wondering what happened and how we can improve next time. I’m thinking possibly the heat (has been 100+ degrees here in Alabama and very humid) as well as...
  16. PerturbedPanther

    Wantage, NJ - Dutch Owlbeard Hatching Eggs

    Would anyone be interested in Dutch Owlbeard eggs? My breeding stock is from Greenfire Farms. The hens are lemon, the rooster is a lemon/gold mixture. They are pickup only, since I am not NPIP certified. $7 each or $75 for a dozen.
  17. Draconia1st

    Cayuga Ducks - When do they lay their eggs?

    The above says it all... I'm from Cape Town, South Africa (RSA) We are in the season of "winter" right now. Spring will arrive in September. So I was wondering if anyone knows more or less when our female will lay her egg/s ? I got them thru a friend who knew of someone that had Cayuga ducks...
    • Draconia1st
    • Thread
    • cayuga duck breeding eggs
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. S

    Is this fertilized?

    Hi everyone, my Cayuga ducks laid this egg about three days ago and i noticed yesterday the formation of a black dot in the center that’s become more prominent today. Is this a good sign? Or has the egg lost its chance? I cant make out any veins quite yet!
  19. ShazUK

    Hello from the UK

    Hi everyone. I'm Shaz, and I'm brand new to poultry. We currently keep a couple of small parrot species, but recently became a bit obsessed with the quail at our local farm. A couple of weeks on Google and lingering here and we've finally bit the bullet, and now have a dozen CPQ eggs set...
  20. K

    First egg, and hens in nesting box looking like they’re laying, but it’s night time. Also is two nesting boxes enough?

    Hello! First time chicken owner here so sorry if this seems dumb. So I have 5 hens, 16 or so weeks old. I got my first egg today, and from my Easter egger! I didn’t see it until evening because it was so hot I let them out this morning and then waited to scoop until it cooled off a bit (it...
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