incubating and hatching

  1. Twirea

    What is this?

    Hi, I've been incubating some duck eggs. They are on day 20 now. I noticed something weird when candling to check they were all still doing fine. One egg has these strange black spots floating in it and at first I thought the egg must have gone bad but there is movement. Does anyone know what...
    • Twirea
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    • duck eggs incubating and hatching
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. TheChickenHouse1234

    Are you new at Incubating? Read THIS for some special tips! (Short) ❤️🐔

    Sooooo... if you are a new to incubating, this might help to learn a little more about how it all works! I'm very new to incubating as well (in fact I am incubating RIGHT NOW), but I think I have learned a few things that others might need to know! If I am wrong about this, the pros can call me...
  3. house_hippo

    Are older (10+ days) hatching eggs more likely to produce unhealthy chicks?

    Hi all, I just wrapped up my first ever hatch on Tuesday, and I'm already planning the next one. I only have two hens whose eggs I will be incubating, so gathering enough eggs to fill my 28-egg incubator is not a realistic goal. However I would like to maximize the number of eggs that I put...
  4. Pandang81

    Too much humidity? Air cells okay? Saddled air cells? Shipped Eggs.

    Hi all, I tried posting this a few days ago but didn’t get a response. I am now on day 17 with my 21 hatching eggs in the incubator & I really hope they hatch well. They are all developing wonderfully. These are shipped eggs so came with large wobbly air cells , large saddled air cellls & some...
  5. X

    Duck egg pipped but not zipping

    Hi all! I’ve looked at other similar threads but wanted direct advice. My duckling externally pipped about 40 hours ago but has not started zipping yet. I haven’t seen the egg rocking and am not sure if it passed away inside. The other duck externally pipped 24 hours ago and seems like it’s...
    • xiaoyaya
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    • duck advice duck eggs duck hatching duck incubation hatching eggs incubating and hatching pip no zip silver appleyard
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  6. S

    Is my ducklings external pip too small!?

    Hi! It’s my first time hatching eggs and my first duckling has just pipped externally. I’m worried that the pip isn’t big/deep enough for it to breathe. Any advise on how it looks? It’s been almost 24 hours since it pipped externally. There’s been no movement or sound.
  7. O

    manually pipping a stuck chick.

    I still have mixed thoughts about manually intervening a chick stuck for hours during pipping. This chick pipped initially yesterday, batch was due yesterday, some had pipped and hatched the day before, some were on time. This one pipped it's beak through the egg shell late yesterday, then...
  8. C

    Yellow stuff stuck between egg and chick?!?! Help!

    There’s something yellow, I guess maybe the yolk sac, still attached to shell which is attached to the chick. Is there anything I can do? Or do I just wait for it to come loose? Or dry out?
  9. piggyinthepink

    Best incubators?

    I know this has been discussed but not up to date. So as of September 15, 2021, what is your favorite incubator?:bow Looking for something that's QUIET, automatic, and not cheap plastic that can accommodate ~20 eggs:jumpy Bon Bon told me she is sick of buying things that break and is hoping...
  10. B

    10 day old egg (twins? Or am I crazy)

    I’ve got a silkie hen who’s been laying fertile eggs like crazy so I put them in the incubator.. (she was too stubborn to lay in the nesting box and would go into the coop at night and leave them out) well one of the eggs I’m incubating seems to have two embryos but I’m not for sure… i candled...
  11. Tclloyd0812

    How do you incubate your eggs?

    There are a lot of different methods of incubating eggs. When I decide to incubate, I personally have chosen to stick to the recommended temperature and humidity recommended online as well as what it instructs for my specific incubator. Currently, I have a Nuture Right 360 that I have hatched...
  12. JDowey

    Chicks suddenly dying

    I have been incubating Cobb chickens, so far 4 have hatched. The hatching has been extremely erratic, with only 4 out 12 hatching so far. Over the course of the last few days, two of the chicks have suddenly died, they haven't seemed sick at all and the chicks haven't been huddling/acting cold...
  13. 23kthistlethwaite

    Hatch day! Broody hen question...

    So it’s day 20 of my hatching eggs being under my hen and I came out this morning and saw a little head pop out from under her! I’m so excited but after watching her I see that ever now and then she will start panting. It’s 55 degrees Fahrenheit out here so I know she’s not hot so I figured she...
  14. 23kthistlethwaite

    When should I expect my chicks to hatch?

    Hello all, this is my first time hatching out chicks and I am so exited! We are day 16! I was just wondering what the time window is for the eggs to hatch, and after how long give up on the eggs if they haven’t hatched. Thanks!
  15. TwistyTW

    Put eggs into lockdown too early?

    Hello everyone. I have 5 eggs in the incubator currently, and all of them were developing nicely. It’s my first time incubating and hatching eggs, so I’m not sure what to expect. I ended up putting them all into lockdown one day early after getting my days wrong, and now I haven’t seen any signs...
  16. Arkose

    First Hatch-A-Long Mixed Ducks May 2021

    Set my first eggs for the incubator yesterday! I am very excited and I hope I do everything correctly for a successful hatch. I set 16 Using a Deluxe Digital Incubator Farm Innovators Model 2450 Have the incubator set on my desk in a room with no windows and is pretty stable in temperature...
    • Arkose
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    • first hatch incubating and hatching mixed ducklings
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
  17. K

    Poor Hatch Rate on One Breed only? - Splash Marans

    Hello, needing advice. We have been hatching several breeds of chickens; as well as Coturnix Quail throughout the spring in our GQF Sportsman cabinet incubator. We throw in multiple breeds at once. Humidity starts at 30-35%. Temp a steady 99.5 F. We have chicks set to hatch weekly and haven’t...
  18. Jadevocado

    DUCK PIPPING AT THE WRONG END

    Hi guys. this is my 2nd time incubating and all the other eggs are fine and they're pipping at the big end of the egg except for this one egg. It has a dark spot on the shell and I can hear my duckling struggles to breathe maybe? Inside so I'm really worried. Does it need help or is it able to...
  19. M

    Unknown mixed eggs - Incubating both Muscovy and Pekin eggs at the same time?

    We have both Pekins and Muscovies on purpose to raise meat birds. Two males of each breed and 7-8 females of each breed. The males don't care which females they mate with, so mules or hinnies are possible. This is our first year. We thought our Muscovies would be good at hatching out eggs for...
    • mommyjess
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    • incubating and hatching muscovy duckling hatching pekin ducklings
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. F

    day 21 chicks internally pipped, day 22 no external pip

    Hi everyone, this is my first time incubating chicken eggs, i'm on day 22 and i haven't seen exeternally pipping :idunnobut when i wistle to the chicks they chirp, they started chirping on day 21. Should i worry,? I have to make a safety hole? and they also chirp low and not as loud as day...
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