June 23rd I was walking through a forested area which is homed to a lot of ducks and geese. After walking for some time, I look and notice I’m about to step on this random duck egg in the walking trail. I picked it up and it was cool to the touch so I immediately held it for about an hour for...
i recently made a post about a duck egg i found on uc davis campus.
so i have been incubating the egg for 7 days now, a week, and based on duck egg incubation progression charts i’ve seen there should be some noticeable veins by now.
i cant really see anything, the egg looks like this when...
I'm not sure if I should post this as two questions, but the two are related.
I'm sorry to have to ask what may be so glaringly obvious for those that are familiar in this area.
This is my first few months of having chickens, we have a fairly young flock all still under a year old, still...
Hello again fellow chicken lovers!
okay, so I think I have a fertile egg, since I witnessed one of my hens mating with my young roo yesterday.
I believe the egg to the far right is fertile…?
I'm looking to y'alls expertise to help me eliminate some of these eggs, & clean out the incubators so I don't have any explosions along the way.
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hi. we are first time chicken owners and when purchased were 99 percent guaranteed they were all laying hens. they are about 4 1/2 months old and one is laying eggs already. just cracked an egg open for the fist time this morning and from what i've read online, it looks to be fertilized which...
I'm desperate for more blue and green Layers as well as Black Copper Marans. The Farm where I live just bought six green layers at POL to directly compete with me for the niche I found in the local egg market. :he So much for a friendly supportive family farm environment. :( I’m considering one...
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So a few weeks ago, a fox ran off with my Cochin Bantam rooster... :hit:barnie
Luckly, my hen laid many of his last descendants. Unfortunately, my incubators were stored away and I was prepared for hatching. The eggs would loose there chance at hatching in 2 weeks, so I decided...
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Hi I recently got 6 fertile eggs from a wild Zimbabwe chicken breed. I'm trying to get decent photos .
My question is how do I store the eggs until I get a broody hen, how long do the eggs last? What is the minimum and...