Hello,
It's been sometime since I last posted, but I came here to ask about an issue which happened recently. So I have a Muscovy duck which got broody for the first time in its life, but it was always sitting and only rarely getting out to eat and drink, except there was a few days where the...
Well, I just had a first. Broody hen just had an egg burst under her. I heard it happen and went to investigate and the smell was awful. It got into several eggs, but I quickly removed the nest box and cleaned it and replaced the hay. Mom had some gunk on her, but not terribly. I didn’t...
I learned the hard way the next morning. Just wanted to get this out here so you can learn from my mistake.
I had also candled it about a week before. At that time, it looked very behind in development. 7 days later when I candled it again, the egg had gone completely dark which was a big red...
i cant do much as the egg is dry and the only evedence of it exploding is the bits of egg shell around the nest. All I want to know is if this will effect the eggs ? Is there enything I can do ? It’s day 16 today, I’ve been just leaving it to her, I haven’t checked her nest in a week so I don’t...
On Tuesday I set eggs for my son's class. Last night, one of them burst in the incubator. Ay ay ay. What a stink! The poor parents dropping off their kids! Haha, it was not good. After an initial wash out this morning, I gave the Incubator a good bleaching this afternoon. I didn't want to have...