incubating and hatching

  1. Chicken_overlord

    First Incubation! Yay!

    Hello! This is my first time incubating eggs! Chicken ownership isn't new to me, but egg hatching is so this will (hopefully) be a fun and educational experience 😁 I thought I'd keep a little "journal" here to track my journey and ask questions as needed. Today is day one. I have 16...
  2. A

    Muscovy incubating question! 🙋‍♀️

    Hi! I’m hatching Muscovy eggs for the first time with a borrowed incubator (and it’s been a long while since I’ve done any hatching) and looking for some advice- though I’m sure this is a dumb question I want to make sure I get it right! I found the guide by yinepu when googling and I’ve decided...
    • amhall
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  3. A

    Incubating eggs oozing

    I have some quail eggs that I set this morning, they were posted to me and left to settle for 18 hours. I noticed 2 were very slightly chipped but thought I'd put them in and see how they go as I didn't think it had gone through the membrane - one of these eggs I've just noticed is oozing a kind...
  4. Jberd70

    Looking for EasterEgger hatching eggs near Midlothian Texas

    Good morning all, we are looking for fertile Easter Egger hatching eggs near Midlothian, Texas 76065. Anybody have any recommendations?? Thank you for your responses!
  5. N

    Where can I find this water bottle device for my incubator - photo included

    I have an incubator that can take up to two rubber tubings going from these water bottle attachments (where a plastic 20oz bottle sits in it upside down and a plastic tubing runs to the incubator so there is no need to keep refilling. I don't need another incubator. All my incubator came with...
  6. Pastel the Rooster

    Ayam Cemani Eggs

    My parents surprised me last week with six Ayam Cemani eggs. I put them in the incubator last week, and I candles them on Friday. One was not fertile. I’m down to five eggs. I also put two of my Easter Egger’s, Bolt, eggs in. They are fertile so far. I am going to candle them in Thursday or...
  7. L

    I can still see veins in chicken eggs day 22

    Hello. Last year I made my own incubator. When I tried incubating first round of eggs 9 of 30 were fertile but all except 1 died around day 10. This little guy hatched on day 23 but he died when he was 2 months old. Than I did some upgrades on temperature sensor and I tried again. 20 out of 20...
  8. DovesFlock

    Egg hatching help needed!!

    So I have a bunch of eggs (25) that I’m trying to hatch. I have a few questions and concerns. Starting off last Wednesday (Aug 31) I tried to keep the eggs warm via candles until I could get back power. The ones I could transport I took to my aunts who has a generator. So they weren’t without...
    • DovesFlock
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  9. P

    Using thermal to detect dead eggs

    Wanted to post this since there may be others who have a thermal camera. I can’t believe I haven’t thought of using it for pulling dead eggs out of an incubator until today. The dead eggs will have a noticeable difference in thermal temps compared to the live ones. The pic attached is of a...
  10. Hen Pecked Wolves

    Can I return chicks to incubator after an hour out?

    All of my eggs hatched and I removed my chicks after about 5 hours. They ate and drank but I am worried that they needed to be in the incubator longer. I put them with other chicks that hatched 6 days ago. They just seemed to want to sleep so I put them back in the incubator. Do they need food...
  11. GretaViolet

    Day 22, slightly complex incubating scenario

    Hello, I’m new here and new to hatching eggs in an incubator, I’m finding it all a little nerve wracking. I realize already I’ve made my share of mistakes but would welcome your more informed input too. I’m on day 22 with 3 eggs. Started with 8. One of them was an “extra” the breeder sent that...
  12. A

    Hatching Muscovy Early

    I've got 4 Muscovy eggs on day 29 in the incubator and I noticed two of them wiggling. I removed the automatic turner and checked back about a half hour later and one of the wigglers moved a couple of inches and had spun around 180 degrees to point in the opposite direction I left it in and I...
    • AltGirlfriend
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    • Forum: Ducks
  13. L

    Found abandoned duck eggs, help!

    I have these wood ducks who consistently come back every year to lay their eggs, this year the mothers eggs fell into a lake and she was gone from afternoon till around 10pm when I decided I was gonna go ahead and take them in as it was cold outside (50-60F degrees ). Out of 10 eggs 2 were...
    • Littleduckys
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    • duckling help incubating and hatching
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. E

    Day 5/6 slow developer

    help!! Day 6 or 7 and this little “girl” is really slow. Didn’t see any signs it was a good egg until day 4 and it was very faint veins. I have what looks like a blood ring in the side. You can see a little heart flutter when looking very closely. Is this viable?
  15. L

    First time incubating - Coturnix Quail eggs. Air sac too small? And other questions

    Hi, This is my first time incubating eggs. They're Coturnix Quail shipped eggs. From 41 eggs I started with I'm now left with 19 developed eggs that I have just put into lockdown. The rest didn't develop or died at day 5-6. We're at day 15 right now. It's the first time I do this, I started...
  16. C

    What’s going on inside this duck egg?

    If you see a circle on the egg in the video thats because I marked it for turning purposes. It looked like this Wednesday (check inserted photo below) and now it looks like this in a video yesterday (July 1st).
  17. Hola_Zaha

    Pet chickens & a boy in an African game reserve

    Hello everyone, My wife and I have been visiting this forum for the past 6 months, since we began our journey of incubating and hatching eggs. We have benefitted tremendously from all the great ideas and vast experience found here. So, I would just like to share how we are doing now, posting...
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    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Chickens
  18. Asteen89

    Shipped eggs, severely detached air cells, first time incubation, SUCCESSFUL HATCH!!!!

    So to start off this was my first time incubating eggs, I’ve had broodys this year and normally I let them hatch. But I wanted chicks that were more unique breeds you don’t find at the feed store and my last set of shipped eggs (Red blue laced wyandottes) I had under my broody, she abandoned...
    • Asteen89
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  19. A

    Incubating Quail eggs

    Hello everyone. This is my first time attempting to incubate quail eggs. My quail are almost 7 weeks and the female started laying eggs. She’s in with males so I’m curious if the first eggs when this young are usually fertile? Or if I have to just wait and see? I’m keeping them room temperature...
    • Asewall
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    • Forum: Quail
  20. Donnasita

    How many standard eggs can you hatch under a silkie at one time?

    Hi. I want to ask for a little guidance on the hatching eggs please. I received more eggs then I ordered from AlchimistFarms. I still tried to put them all under my broody silkie. Sadly they don’t all fit. I ordered an incubator that will be here tomorrow. I believe it’s recommended to have the...
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