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  1. Sparrow-Song

    Sticky Note on Egg— Pores Clogged?

    Hi! I had a question about hatching eggs. I haven’t done this myself before, and we haven’t done it at all in a long time, but we recently lost my favorite hen, who laid blue-speckled green eggs, along with our True Blue Whiting rooster! I hadn’t gotten the chance to hatch any eggs from her...
  2. D

    HELP Incubating Duck eggs first time- mama duck was attacked and nest was abandoned

    Hello, I found an abandoned nest of 22 duck eggs. The mom duck was a Muscovy duck, the neighbor who had them in her yard said it probably happened early morning (I found them later in the morning). This is my first time attempting to incubate eggs and I tried to do the candle test but have no...
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  3. salemacresohio

    Marans LD Day 23...Internally Pipped?!?

    Hi All! I’m super new to hatching my own chicks. I have several batches in rotation in 2 incubators but my first batch was small and only one made it to lockdown. They are Mystic Marans which for all intents and purposes look just like BCM. So I assume anything applicable to BCM would help me. I...
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  4. WeTheWeys

    What do I do with my incubator if I will be gone for two days?

    Hi All, I have a Janoel 12, which has an automatic turner. However, I still freak out about leaving the incubator without checking the temperature and making sure the eggs have actually turned enough! What should I do if I must go away this weekend? I am nearly positive you should never...
  5. WeTheWeys

    Detached Air Cells....What should my humidity be?

    Hi all! I JUST got my first duck eggs ever. They were shipped over 2 days and i received them about an hour ago. I have them propped upright pointy end down in an egg carton and am letting them rest for at least 24 hours before moving them into the incubator, where I plan to use the upright...
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  6. Trinitydraco

    The chicken math is REAL!

    Hello! For about a year I thought about raising chickens and this Feb I decided to do it! I started as many do, with 6 chicks from Tractor Supply and a pre made coop. Now I am building my own, have a Rooster and 9 ladies and 9 eggs in the bator with more on the way! Gotta love that chicken math...
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