hatching chicken eggs

  1. R

    Chick with bloated belly and getting bullied

    Hey, I have a couple day old chick that needs help, his belly is very bloated, I don’t think he’s eating or drinking, he’s very tired and his legs are splayed out he can’t walk properly since he hatched, he’s also getting pecked by other chicks. I want to try to save him :( if someone can give...
    • Reke
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    • hatching chicken eggs raising chickens for beginners
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  2. ihatedarkroast

    Duck Brooding Mixed Eggs

    One of my ducks has gone broody on a nest containing both chicken and duck eggs. This hasn't happened before at my house. What can I expect? I know they hatch at different times. I suppose St. Patty's is the first day we can expect chicks. As an added problem, my chicken eggs are usually mostly...
  3. R

    Roosters and Drakes

    I’m currently hatching a barnyard mix of chickens and ducks but I have nowhere to take the Roos and drakes. If anyone in the Baltimore MD area is interested let me know or if you know any place that would be willing to take them. Thanks!
  4. Cloverr39

    How long can eggs be kept before incubating?

    I have a situation where I need about 10-14 eggs for the beginning of March. I have 8 hens, but I only want eggs from 2-4 specific hens (I can tell their eggs apart). There is one however that I want the majority of eggs from. Problem is she has only layed 3 eggs so far. One on the 14th, one on...
  5. J

    First time broody hen - first time chicken owner - help?!

    Hi all - I am a first time chicken owner and I had no intentions on hatching chicks but one of my hens had other plans. I’m sorry for the long post ahead but I’m trying to give as much info as possible to get an answer. If it helps, I live in New Zealand (Northland) I can’t be sure but I think...
    • Justjaz5
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    • broody abandoned nest broody hen first thread first time broody first time chicken hatching first time chicken owner hatching chick problem hatching chicken eggs hatching chicken eggs beginner no internal pip
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  6. M

    What’s in this egg?!

    Hi all! New to chickens here, my girls (and boy) are about 6 months old. Laying began a few weeks ago. This morning I collected an egg and to my surprise found this inside. It was only in the coop no more than a day as I collect multiple times a day. Any ideas? thanks! Mike
  7. Raptorchick

    First time hen-hatch

    Hi all! I've been incubating eggs for years now... the last time I let a hen hatch eggs, the chicks were extremely skittish (to the point of being untameable), so I bought an incubator for better handling results. Then a month ago, two of my hens starting sitting in a location I couldn't reach...
    • Raptorchick
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    • chicks 1 day hatching and brooding chicks hatching chicken eggs serama baby serama chick
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  8. M

    Humidity Help

    I have hatched chickens for 5 year using the same incubators. Each year I don’t have a problem with the humidity. This year is different since I’m hatching them at my house instead of my classroom. I ran my incubators for the 6-8 hours before I put my eggs in and there was no issue with humidity...
  9. S

    Day 20 chick has pipped this afternoon but nothing since

    Ok so this is my first hatch, temp and humidity has been stable throughout. However, since I increased my humidity on lockdown both hydrometers are giving different readings?? One is saying 65 and the other 70. One of the eggs pipped this afternoon and there has been nothing since? No noise and...
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