incubabtion

  1. Timbers Happy Hens

    Day 21 and no pips or movement

    Hello, today is day 21 and I haven’t heard any Chirps or seen any eggs moving around. I have a batch of 24 bantam eggs in my NR 360. They were at 50-60% humidity until day 17 and then I bumped it up to about 70%. The temps been steady at 99.8. We had a power outage for no more than 2 hours on...
  2. Timbers Happy Hens

    Broody hen, temp too cold?

    My silkie hen just decided she wanted to brood some eggs. My question is, will it be too cold once they hatch? Is it too cold for her to even successfully incubate? It’s and 35 degrees Fahrenheit here at night and 50 during the day. On another note I’m not even sure she can brood in the coop...
  3. A

    Sebastopol Goose Incubation and Candeling

    Hi everyone, I am on day 7 of incubation my Sebastopol geese eggs. This thread is for others to post their candeling pictures I’ll be posting mine every few days. I have never incubated eggs before and decided to start with the expensive Sebastopol goose eggs because I am impatient and didn’t...
    • Anessak47
    • Thread
    • candeling geese incubation goose egg candeling incubabtion incubating goose eggs sebastapol
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Geese
  4. Thorn_shrike

    Forgot to date silkie hatching eggs

    I was dumb and thought that I would remember what day I started incubating my silkie eggs. I did not remember and now I’m not sure how much longer they have. Could anyone take a guess based on pics? They are quite active. I saw feet and legs kicking and could see their individual toes inside the...
  5. R

    Egg candling day 5.. how does it look?

    Hello! I am brand new to hatching eggs using an incubator. I have hatched some previously under a broody hen (which I never candled) but this is my first time using an incubator. Does this duck egg look good to you so far? It’s been almost 5 days in the incubator and they all look similar...
  6. browngd

    DIY Laser Cut Egg Candler

    So, we are incubating our first batch of 17 eggs from our flock. After joining BYC the other day and was reading though some posts, I realized I needed an Egg Candler ASAP. Being frugal, and having a Laser Cutter/Engraver, I decided to make my own Egg Candler. I present to you my very own...
  7. PhelanHeritageBirds

    Today is hatch day!!! First timer just excited!!!

    So excited this is my first hatch. Too be honest I probably let more eggs stay in than I should have so I hope none explode. I just feel I waited so long for this day and I’ll be happy if just three open up. I just need three so they can have each other. I’m just so excited!!!!
  8. solidstate

    Eggtopsy surprise (warning: sensitive images)

    Warning, graphic images below text. Context; I put 10 fertile button quail eggs from my birds in the incubator. Lost power early on for 24hrs and eggs got down to 70° F by the time power came back. That was day 4 or 5. By lockdown, I had weeded out several that had quit early. I didn’t open...
  9. G

    I'm knew

    Hi, I've been around chickens for along as I can remember. Currently, we have around 35 hens and one rooster. The breeds we have are; silver laced Sussex, Novagen brown and Jenks' color pack. I have a standard poodle and yes, while the French make them look like fashion models, they were and...
  10. G

    Heard a chick peep, What do I do?

    It's day 22, I candled my eggs to see what was going on, one of them started peeping. When I candled them, the air sac looked weird, It was way bigger than when I had candled them on day 18. What do I do? I'm worried that the chick has internally piped and won't pip on the outside. I'm new to...
  11. D

    Hatching chicken and duck eggs - declining rate

    Hi all, I hatch duck and chicken eggs for a local farmer when he needs to increase his flock maybe 2 times in spring/summer, have done for the past 5/6 years. In the past, I’ve usually put 6 eggs in a small incubator and got at least 5 if not all of them out successfully. However, this year...
    • Duckyy
    • Thread
    • bad hatch rate chicken chicks ducklings ducks hatch rates hatching hatching rates incubabtion incubator advice
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  12. jahliciyaadaddy

    DIY incubator ?

    Any good suggestions on diy incubators an things that are needed ?
  13. L

    HELP! No electricity from storm

    We just lost power from the storm & I’ve got duck eggs in the incubator. How can I keep them warm enough while also keeping proper humidity? All I can find online for no electricity incubation is it being supplemented with sunlight which we don’t have right now.
    • Lokale90
    • Thread
    • duck eggs help ! incubabtion
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. Eggsandbeyond

    First time egg layers and first time hatching!

    2 out of my 5 pullets are starting to lay finally! It's been about 2 weeks of laying every day to every other day. I was going to wait until next spring to incubate some, but I am just way too excited!! Is it too early to try hatching them? I want healthy chicks, of course. The rooster has...
    • Eggsandbeyond
    • Thread
    • chicks excited to learn first eggs first time chicken hatching hatching incubabtion incubating pullets pullets and cockerels
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  15. M

    Is this egg fertile?

    the egg attached has a darker spot in the egg visible when candling. Does this mean that the is is fertile and is starting to develop?
  16. G

    First time hatcher help please!

    Hi there Long time chicken owner but first time hatcher! All our hens are pre-loved usually from neighbouring farms but recently chosen to specialise in rare breeds and hatch a few ourselves! Candled the eggs on day 14 - one not developed so removed it from the incubator. Day 20 - one...
  17. M

    Incubating abandoned mourning dove eggs

    Hello, I’m new here and been searching threads for advice. Everyone is so nice! Thought I’d make a post of my own for more specific help. I had a pair of mourning doves lay 2 eggs in a hanging planter right next to my front door. They hung in there for about a week, but after multiple...
  18. 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
  19. alpinewelsummer

    Will a pecked-at egg still hatch...?

    One of our ducks is sitting in a live clutch. This poor girl has had an extremely stressful time with our chickens eating over half of her brood before we realized what was happening and gave her her own run alone. Should have done that from the start. Well, today a well-meaning family member...
  20. CRH

    WHAT CAN I DO????

    I made a post about how my duck stopped laying on her eggs.. and when we held them to the light this is what they looked like (pic in post).. So my question is… I believe my duck laid on 5/27/23 we checked the egg on 6/11/23 (that’s the pic) and we noticed on like 6/13/23-6/14/23 she had...
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