haching eggs

  1. athomas718

    EMOJI HATCH ALONG 5/18 incubation

    This is our first hatch along at our brand new farm!! We have two Nature Right incubators ready to go. We will be setting 30 (plus a few more) eggs. They will be dark/gold/blue Brahmas, Brahmacaunas, OE/EE eggs from Darling Poultry and Honey Bea Homestead, in Maine. Honey Bea’s dozen are under...
  2. J

    I incubated my eggs in 96.5 by mistake

    Hi everyone I I incubated my eggs at 96.5 by mistake because the temperature is stable and I trust my incubator I never checked it my mistake, humidity 49 to 55 no more no less I candle them on day 26 and they are all alive and moving a lot with the air sack big and the embryo covers almost all...
  3. C

    Can you hatch eggs using the heat from a refrigerator?

    Tldr; yes I had recently acquired a pair of coturni quail and was super excited about hatching out their eggs. I was waiting for the incubator to come in the mail but due to the rona everything was delayed so my dad suggested that the heat from the fridge should suffice so we tried it. After...
  4. AngelaY

    I NEED HELP! DUCK HATCHING EMERGENCY

    HELP! My mama duck accidently bit the top off of this egg, I don't know if what I see here is normal or what to do. I don't want it to die, please help me.
  5. richardbim

    Still Air Incubator Questions

    I started incubation last Sunday and I started out with the recommended temperature (99.5) l’m using the 9200 Little Giant incubator, I had it at that temperature for around 2 days. Then I started searching up the ideal temperature for a still air incubator, I read that some ideal temperatures...
  6. CaliFarmsAR

    How to work humidity gage?

    I got a humidity gage for my duck eggs I’m hatching and the humidity is to high and then it goes to low and I can’t figure it out! My eggs are under a broody chicken right now but she keeps moving to a different nest! Thank you!
  7. Magicman1623

    ISO Polish and Silkie Hatching Eggs

    Looking for 4-6 hatching eggs from both breeds (Polish and Silkie)...any color will be fine...would prefer Silkies to be both crested and muffed or bearded...let me know! :)
  8. Takeylla

    Looking for Fertile eggs to hatch

    My boyfriend's parents have 3 hens and 1 has been broody for maybe a month or so now. They said I can get some eggs for her, and the types of eggs we're looking for is geese, guineas, chickens, pheasants, quail, or peafowl eggs that are hatching eggs for the broody mama. :)
  9. E.D.GardenFarm

    First time hatching attempt, any advice?

    Hi All, We recently noticed our Aylesbury duck was sitting on eggs and had built herself a little nest. After a while we decided to get some fertile eggs for her to sit on, so we got 4 yesterday (ive been told they are Indian runner and Indian runner/mallard cross, two of each) and went to put...
  10. T

    Ducks not hatching

    I’m currently incubating 2 duck eggs Wednesday was hatch date and so far all there doing is just shaking it’s been about 60 hours and not really any progress, I kinda feel like they might not be able to hatch, should I be worried?
  11. Chickycammy

    My second hatching!

    I think I did well with these! I had 9 eggs, 2 Barred rock/Plymouth rock mixed and 7 RIR/Leghorn/Plymouth rock/Barred Rock mix. Out of those 9 I had 5 hatch!! One just finished today so I have no pics of it until it fluffs up. I'm so happy since the first time I did this I only had 2 out of 30...
  12. T

    Snowy call hatching eggs and julival

    Hi I'm in ohio looking for hatching eggs I have a few brood hens and an incubator if worse comes too worse I wanna find someone to buy off of when my brood hens get brooding prefer snowy calls
  13. SBFChickenGirl

    Do's and Dont's for Hatching

    Hey! I was wondering if people would share their do's and dont's of hatching. It's my second time and I'm wondering what everybody else's experiences were/are. Last time I hatched went well. Two roos and five hens. Had about thirty eggs. Not all were fertilized though. Just wanted to know what...
  14. SoCluckingAwesome

    Hatched Chicks: Raising To Do’s

    Chicks that are hatched inside an incubator must stay inside the incubator for a couple of days. Don’t get too excited to take them out. Give them some time to realize that they are already hatchlings and have to cope with their environment. Birds like quails, pheasants and chickens can survive...
  15. M

    problem with my humidity

    hi i am yusuf i am from south Africa i have made a incubator out of a old fridge i used a stc1000 temperature controller for keeping it at 37.7 i used a hairdryer for heat i also have a large pan with water at the bottom and the hairdryer blows into the water with a fan at the top blowing out...
  16. Ducknewb_22

    Have 20 duck eggs coming and...

    I purchased 20 duck eggs 6 Rouen 7 Pekin 7 Cayuga I have a bator arriving Tuesday August 21. This will give me a few days to test it before they arrive! Do I let eggs sit for a day or two before I put in bator? How do I store them until they go into the bator? How long can they be stored...
  17. tjo804

    please help Chick is Over Due, will this egg hatch?

    This egg is on day 25, it was moving at lock down but I have not seen movement does it still look viable to anyone?
  18. tjo804

    WARNING, PIC OF DEAD EMBRYO ?Can anyone help determine What day did I loose it.

    We are at day 16. This embryo was moving in the egg, but when I candled day 14 no movement. I traced the dark not moving spot in the egg on she'll with a pencil. It did not move or grow. The blood ring looked darker today As I am trying to learn, I opened the egg the embryo was dead but I am...
  19. R

    First Timer Hatching eggs

    Hello, I am new to the chicken world as we got our first chicken a year ago. We have 6 hens and no roos. I have a broody hen and 'adopted' 5 fertilized eggs from a friend. I placed them under my broody hen and she has been diligently sitting on them. They are due to hatch on July 21st. I...
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