incubating chicken eggs

  1. Etika

    NO GOOD CHICKS.

    Well for those of you who have seen my other posts about incubating these White Plymouth Rocks and it did not do good at all its day seven there is no embryo, no veins, no heart, nothing I'm not sure if I was scammed but I put a lot of money into this willing to start a flock but it didn't go as...
  2. Etika

    Day 5 of Incubation

    I am kind of worried now, I'm not for sure if I got scammed but the eggs seem to only have a yolk, is the yolk supposed to be the opposite direction from the air cell?
  3. chickyrookie

    Egg position on Day 18?

    I've been reading all the articles on incubating eggs. Today marks DAY 18! It said, "lay the eggs on their sides and position the lowest part of the air cell at the top of the egg." Can someone give me an example of what the "lowest part of air cell" is? I don't want to interpret it wrong. This...
  4. Etika

    Day 3 of Incubation

    So, I have 11 fertile chicken eggs currently in an incubator, I have candled half of the eggs and there are no veins is this normal or are they dead?
  5. chickyrookie

    Day 7...blood rings?

    This is my second attempt at incubating. Had the LG 9300 still air and lost my eggs due to high humidity (I think). I bought the 10300 with circulated air and bought a couple hygrometers, so I'm hoping for a better turn out. I put 18 eggs in bator, and candled them all today. One for sure was...
  6. Anquan81

    Trying to count my chickens before they hatch!

    So I know that shipped eggs have a lower hatch rate than local or home grown eggs. I’m trying to find out how many of our eggs to expect to hatch. I have 24 ayam cemani eggs in the incubator that so had shipped to me in Oregon from the east coast. I candled them after three days and saw definite...
  7. ChickenGirl555

    Incubating Question For The Future

    If the fertilized eggs were being incubated by a broody hen in winter, would they survive through the cold? Because when she gets off the eggs to eat and drink, they will drastically cool down, will this kill the egg? How cold can they withstand? I want to incubate with a broody but the...
  8. Chickycammy

    Chicken egg failure...

    I have 2 incubators now, both the same type: Little Giant still air egg incubator 9300 and they hold up to 46 eggs each. I use one for the incubating and the other for lockdown. I'm not thinking it's the incubator's fault but maybe something of my own or the parent genes. The first hatching I...
  9. chickyrookie

    When does Day 1 start?

    I'm hatching my first batch of chicken eggs and I'm freaking out because they're not hatching and it's day 22, or is it? Do you start day 1 as the day you "set" them? Or is Day one 24 hours later? If that's the case, I still have time, right?
  10. chickyrookie

    Day 22: No Pips :(

    This is my first time hatching, and it's been a headache. I bought a Little Farm 9300 incubator at yard sale and couldn't wait to use it. I've read hours and hours of "how-to" articles. I mostly struggled with calibrating temp and humidity, but have done everything else as by the book. It's...
  11. chickyrookie

    Help! Day 18 troubles...

    I been researching everywhere on how to increase the humidity of incubator. This is my first batch ever and I'm using Little Farm 9300. For the first 17 days, the humidity read 42 degrees most of the time. Now I added a drenched sponge near hole opening and I can only get it to read 46-48...
  12. Seasonmomma

    First Time Hatching - Homemade Incubator

    I’m super excited! I finally am getting some hatching eggs, after being on here for nearly four years! I decided I’d make my own incubator, which I’ve been testing for months. I made it out of an Omaha Steaks styrofoam cooler, a 3.5” computer fan, a 40watt clear bulb with a dimmer switch, an...
  13. chickyrookie

    Any incubator tips out there?

    I'm hatching my first batch of eggs. I put 13 in the incubator (2 not fertilized...removing today) and I'm using Little Giant still air incubator 9300. I am super insecure that I'm doing this right. The instructions said to set temp at 103.5, but that seemed super high and nothing I read out...
  14. chickyrookie

    New member, new chicken farmer

    I recently moved out of town on 5 acres and purchased 6 chicks from the local feed store. I lived in town my whole life, so this was very exciting for my boys and I. We watched them grow and couldn't wait until they started laying eggs. We purchased 2 Ameraucanas, 2 Wyndottes, 1 RIR, and 1...
  15. J

    Eggtopsy Help - it’s my 1st time

    I did an eggtopsy on 6 eggs and there are 4 that I’d like some opinions on. Can anyone tell when and/or why these chicks died? *We used a Little Giant incubator with an auto egg turner. I believe it’s the 11300 Deluxe. We had some issue the morning of day 19. There was a concern for too...
    • Jocelyn10
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    • cause of death dead chick eggtopsy high humidity high temperature incubating incubating chicken eggs
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  16. M

    Incubating ducks and chicks together?

    Hello! I’ve been looking at everything I can find on incubating chickens and ducks and finally decided to just join this group cause it seems to have a lot of answers to my questions! So I just wanted to say thanks! I incubated one batch of chickens and ducks and had good results on chickens...
    • Momma Jo
    • Thread
    • hatching and brooding chicks hatching and brooding ducks incubating chicken eggs incubating duck eggs
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    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  17. Maggie1030

    Should I turn the automatic turner on yet?

    Just put 10 shipped Silkie eggs in the incubator today. Should I wait to turn the auto turner on yet or wait?
  18. Marynnaaa

    Incubating Day 18-19

    So I have 2 silkie Bantam eggs in my incubator and I put them in at Sunday 12am I'm not sure what day there are at but i know it's 18 or 19 for sure. So if they are at 18 then I put them in on day 17 for lockdown and increased humidity to 60-70%. they originally were around 100-102 temp and...
  19. Marynnaaa

    Hatching chicks in egg cartons.

    Hi I was wondering if I could keep my silkie chick eggs upside down in an egg carton throughout the whole incubation process not just the last 3 days. And would i have to flip them or just tilt them in the carton. In the carton will they still rotate up towards the air cell, or will them...
  20. EastTXMom

    Help I killed Chuck?

    I'm new to incubation. I gathered eggs for ever days. I put close to 100 in incubator. I've impatiently watched for days & days. Time to hatch. They wiggle and roll. Congratulations the waiting has paid off. We have babies. Lots and lots of babies. I have 5 eggs that haven't done anything. I...
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