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  1. N

    Question about Incubating Bantam Eggs

    Hey I have a maticcoopx (20 egg) incubator, I have currently been using it just as a backup for if a broody hen abandons the nest (or leaves some eggs after the first chicks hatch). I want to attempt to incubate my bantam eggs in it now but before I do I wanted to get some information on what...
  2. DuckDuckDragon

    Air cells too small… day 26

    Hi all, I’m currently on Day 26 of incubating 8 Ancona duck eggs. This is my second hatch—my first went extremely well, but I had to constantly monitor and adjust humidity to keep it under 60%. This time, I decided to let the incubator manage humidity on its own, and it stayed fairly steady at...
    • DuckDuckDragon
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    • air cell issue ancona ducks duck eggs hatching duck hatch help needed hatching assist humidity lockdown lockdown advice safety hole small air cells
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. U

    Humidity in incubator too high

    First time incubating, first time posting here; My "Little Train" 8egg incubator doesn't seem to have any vents. It has big windows, and a bottom tray for water, but today (the first day with eggs) the humidity is steady in the 70s. I dont know how to fix this without vents. Any tips or...
  4. R

    Egg Foaming while Hatching- Alive! Help!!

    First timer here, and it's been rough. First was a power outage lasting 18 hours on day 5. Candled on day 9 and only had lost two eggs. Started lockdown on day 19 because of this. Ive had challenges raising my humidity with lockdown, and now I think my humidity reader is just off and actually...
  5. Slothinc

    How to stabilize humidity in Brinsea Ovation

    Does anyone have a tabletop brinsea ovation - the 28 egg capacity kind? I am going crazy trying to stabilize the humidity in it. I need to maintain 35-45% humidity for emu eggs that I have in it. The water wells in the bottom I think are too large for that level. So I have been putting in small...
  6. The effect of various factors on egg development and hatch rate in coturnix quail.

    The effect of various factors on egg development and hatch rate in coturnix quail.

    Neophyte and veteran incubators alike often ask, can I do X or Y just happened, are my eggs going to hatch? The internet is full of hatching musts and must nots, many of them contradictory, what is vital, what is important, and what is optional? As a newbie hatching eggs I asked those exact...
    • Susan Skylark
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    • hatching eggs humidity incubation incubation dos and don'ts incubation mistakes incubation questions shipping temperature what if
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    • Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens
  7. Q

    NR 360 Humidity Issues

    I Have Coturnix eggs incubating in a NR 360. My thermostat is set for 73* and the humidity in my home is 50-60%. I am having issues with the incubator losing around 15-20% humidity in less than 10 hours. I have 10 days left on the eggs. For the last 4-5 days we add water to Pot A and with the...
    • QuailHatch
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    • humidity nurture right 360 incubator
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Quail
  8. J

    Noticed Early Internal Pip

    Would I be right in upping the humidity now and putting into lockdown? No chirping but lots of wombling! Day 23 at the moment but they seem further along
  9. B

    Incubating Saxony duck eggs (first time)

    Hello, I turn to you in a slightly gloomy mood. This year we decided to try hatching our duck eggs in an incubator. All the eggs were fertilized and probably genetically fine too, because we gave them to people to hatch a few times and they hatched without any problems. Today is the 29th day...
    • BountyCze
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    • duck eggs humidity incubating settings temperture
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. PantherWaltz

    Is humidity a worry when using a broody?

    Hi, there! One of my hens went broody, it's her first time, and we decided to give her some fertile eggs to hatch. The eggs are do late next week to early the week after. We've never used a broody, and I've never successfully hatched on my own to begin with. So my question is do I have to worry...
  11. M

    Am I doing lockdown right?

    I have five eggs in lockdown right now and I just want to make sure I have everything right. I have a little Govee thermometer/hygrometer monitoring everything and the temperature is rock solid but I feel like the humidity might be a little high. Should I keep the humidity on the higher end or...
  12. talkinboutchickens

    Ambient humidity in room too high?????

    Hello, I have a few questions regarding dry incubation.... I'm curious about what temperature works for you for dry incubation. Also, do you put the hygrometer inside the incubator or outside on the counter to measure the ambient humidity? On this thread, people say that for dry incubation...
  13. Frodo the Pekin

    Humidity question. NEED HELP ASAP. Duck eggs

    Hello!! I bought myself an incubator recently and set some duck eggs today. However, I'm a bit confused with the humidity requirements. I live in Romania, and for some reason most romanian youtube videos and sites that I've seen seem to recommend 60-70% for the first period and 80%-85% at...
  14. A_Beautiful_Mess

    New here, hello! First time incubating, duck eggs in a Little Giant -- tips (humidity, temp?) :)

    Hello folks!! :) I raised chickens and (LOTS of) ducks growing up, and totally fell in love with keeping ducks. I had my own mini flock of khaki campbells about 10 years ago, but have had to step away from it since. I finally live somewhere where I can have backyard poultry again, and I'm SO...
  15. M

    what is going on? day 24 - 2 hatched evening of day 21, 12 chicks still alive but lots of fluid in egg with large vessels

    Sorry, this will be a complicated long post but I am trying to figure out what may be going on with my eggs. I have incubated and hatched maybe 5-7 different "batches" over the years and have never had anything like this happen. I set 15 straight run mixed breeds of eggs. Three brown eggs and...
  16. M

    Difference in air sac size for the same hatch

    Greetings Peeps! (see what I did there?) I am wondering if some of you may have insight on the air sack size discrepancy between eggs for my current hatch. I am on day 21 of hatching 15 straight run chicken eggs from a friend with a backyard chicken flock. I am using a Hova -Bator circulated...
  17. S

    HELP! lockdown humidity

    Is it safe to put a sponge in the incubator alongside the eggs or will chicks peck at it when hatched? I have 6 silkie eggs on lockdown since last night, I candled them before locking down and all are looking good to go, today is day 18, two eggs are wobbling a little bit since right before...
  18. T

    Incubator help

    Ok so this is gonna be a bit tricky to explain but I'll try my best. I have 2 incubators (a borotto and a hova) and 2 broody hens (silkies). I feel like my silkie eggs are having a hard time developing in my borotto for some reason. Im curious to test it out by transferring them to the hova. The...
  19. RoosterJuice

    Question about humidity and temperature

    Hi there! I haven’t incubated chicken eggs in about 6 years and I’m getting back into it again. I wish I had made notes but here I am… I’m wondering if anyone can tell me if this is generally correct: From days 1-18 keep the temp at 99-100 and keep humidity at 35-55%. Then at day 18 keep the...
  20. O

    Help with duck eggs!!

    I had 12 viable duck eggs at lockdown, raised the humidity to 65-70 percent and left them, I had 3 hatch, 4 internally pip but no external pop and died, 2 I think popped through a blood vessel as lots of bruising on the egg and looked to be leaked blood everywhere when I candles them, and the...
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