hatching a chicken

  1. PrincessPeach27

    Last couple days

    I’m on the last 2 days of incubation and I’m absolutely dying of anticipation! What can I expect? When should they start hatching? I swear I keep hearing quiet peeps from the incubator but I’m not seeing anything yet. I candled all the eggs on day 17 and saw movement in all of them, so I’m...
  2. DIYGuy24

    First hatch-a-long!

    Excited to try my hand at incubating eggs, but this is my first time and after doing my research I finally feel the timing is right. I have 11 eggs that were collected from Sunday -Wed. 3 cream eggs are Belgian Bantam aka Millie fleur 3 blue eggs are Araucana (low hatch rate) 5 Brown eggs are...
    • DIYGuy24
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    • hatch a long hatching a chicken incubating
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    • Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
  3. M

    Is this egg a goner?

    This is my very first time incubating, so bear with me lol. Today is day 21, and I accidentally moved the incubator and some of the eggs shifted. I repositioned the eggs and I saw this crack. I’m not sure if it had pipped on its own, or it rolled into another egg. I didn’t hit the incubator hard...
  4. E

    First time hatching at what point do you intervene?

    Hey all! This is our first time hatching eggs. A little back story: Initially I bought fertilized eggs because we had a broody lady and thought why not give it a shot. By the time we got the eggs and put them under her, she broke her brood a few days later. So she only sat on the eggs a total of...
  5. M

    Should I help my chicken that piped facing downward on the bigger side of the egg?

    Does anyone know if I Should help my chicken that piped facing downward on the bigger side of the egg? It’s chirping a lot but isn’t making much progress.
  6. 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...
  7. M

    Dead or alive?

    My candler is cheap. But I’m new to the chick hatching game and wanted to see if this was a dud egg or not? It’s black all around? Put them in incubator around the 28th or so of April. If any one has any tips I would love to be a better candler.
  8. U

    Broody leghorn

    Hi, first time having a little flock. I have a very broody leghorn. From what I've read they don't go broody and a not good mothers. She has taken over a nest of fertilised eggs and I've left her to do her thing thinking she might give up after a few days. We are now on day 18 out of 21 so very...
  9. C

    Eggs not getting fertilized?

    I’ve been incubating quite a few eggs from my silkies. We should be on day 15 so far but when candling over 75% show no sign of development. I’m not sure why this would be. I have my one roo in with 6 hens. Is he just not getting the job done? I don’t think it’s an issue with my incubator as all...
  10. TattooedChickenPapa

    First time hatching, hatching with a broody hen instead of incubator.

    Okay, so I have a Serama I gave 6 eggs to (all have survived thus far🎊🥳) and are due this weekend. I. Am. A. Nervous. Wreck. Obviously I have been reading, doing research, watching YouTube videos, and reading threads on here but I'm so happy, and excited, and utterly terrified/worried. I'm so...
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    • first broody hen first hatch first time chicken hatching first time hatcher first time hatching hatching hatching a chicken hatching advice serama serama breeding
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  11. Draconic

    Was there a reason?

    So my seven eggs hatched today, but, there was a lot of complications and I'm just wondering why that might have been. They all managed to survive, as of now at least, but this morning they all started to crack out of their eggs, some actually made really large cracks in their shells, and one...
  12. M

    Outcome of frizzle Easter egger X buff Brahma

    What happens when you mix a buff Brahma with a frizzle Easter egg?
  13. Luckyhen006

    Questions about incubator

    Hello there. I just have some questions about my incubator and I was wondering if someone may be able to answer them? ➡This is our incubator, We last used it Spring of 2021, Filled most of the tray with eggs and most hatched with the exception of a few Losses. But anyways, Question #1 Does...
  14. TheLittleDreamFarm

    Chicks Hatched After 25 Days - Don't Give Up!

    First time hatching chicks from our backyard flock and started to give up after day 23 with not a single pip from our 6 eggs. I scoured online to see what went wrong and even opened a couple as suggested. One was formed but wasn't moving at all and one was breathing with its yolk sac still...
  15. hrayb

    Help! Cracked egg at day 18

    Hi! I have a broody hen who has been such a good mom to her eggs and has been sitting on them for almost 3 weeks. This is day 18/19 She left the nest and was sitting on another group of eggs today when we checked. Her current eggs were almost cold. So we moved her back and all was well. I went...
  16. Eden3021

    Eggs didn't turn days 14 - 18

    Hi all! I pulled my eggs out to candle on day 14 (Sunday evening), and didn't notice until just now I didn't plug back in the automatic turner (you have to unplug it to fully remove the lid). How bad is this? What should I expect? *I should specify these are chicken eggs
  17. Abonzo

    Failed hatch after failed hatch? what am i doing wrong?

    So i brought a brinsea incubator. put 10 eggs in it and hatched 10 - this was the first time i used it. I gave it a clean put 24 eggs in Checked viability via candling at day 7 and 14 - fine and they all failed, i had left the auto rotator on untill day 19 so assumed this was the reason for my...
  18. M

    Are these fertilized??

    Hey! I’m new to the incubation process and am trying to figure out if my eggs are fertilized or not. I’ve cracked a few open and think I see “targets” or “bullseyes” but I’m unsure lol so here’s some pictures. Any input is welcome! Thanks!
  19. Goldnmine

    Day 24 and one egg left

    Hello I’m new to hatching chicks (my 1st time ever) I received 3 Easter egger eggs from someone , 3 barred rock, 3 australorp eggs from another person. The 3 barred rock & 3 australorp all hatched day 20-21. Of the 3 EE, 2 failed to develop early (day 7-14) the last one looked promising, but...
  20. E

    Help! 1st time letting mama hatch eggs

    So I have 3 hens that went broody around the same time. I let them each have 3 eggs. Some are definitely going to hatch, hopefully this weekend but not sure how many yet. I ordered a few chicks from our local farm store to have just in case. These mamas deserve babies! They’ve worked so hard...
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