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  1. GodLovesU

    (URGENT)Shrink-wrapped baby button quail

    So I had 3 button quail successfully hatch but now one is shrink wrapped in its egg.It pipped 5-6 hours ago so I helped it out and formed part of the zip.Then I realized it was shrink-wrapped and the veins in the membrane were bleeding a little.I put some water on it and put it back in the...
  2. L

    Day 7 candelling red blob question

    I had a look at the eggs with light on day 4&5, the lady i got the eggs from was curious incase we needed more. I have some with clear developing embryos. Today is day 7 and a few i was unclear about are now showing development. This little one however just has a red blob, no blood ring or...
  3. M

    Umblical hernia?

    We had a momma sitting on eggs up to 2 weeks ago then she stopped so we brought them in to incubate. One hatched in middle of night. With the yoke sac not absorbed first pic is what fell off earlier. 2nd pic is what it looks like now? Hatching was unassisted but may have been prematurely. Is...
    • Miszcoliee
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    • hatching hernia incubating umblical yoke sac
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. silkiemama002

    One egg lost 27% weight by day ten, others fine! Help!

    Hey guys, please help a little newbie! I have three silkie eggs in my incubator which are on day 11. When I did my check in last night to weigh them and candle, they all looked good. Movement, good blood vessels etc. However when I weighed them, one of the eggs has lost 12 GRAMS since it went...
  5. PrettyBirdRocky

    Incubating Power Outage Question

    I have scoured the search. How long would eggs still be able to survive with a power outage? Day 5, transformer blew in neighborhood. Four hours estimate to be on. Hopefully sooner. I know with a broody they can still be viable with her being off up to 8 hours. Does the same hold for...
  6. RossAcres

    Ross Acres (Ross Bantams) Exhibition Call Ducks

    Stole this idea from The Moonshiner! I show call ducks and absolutely love the breed. On this thread, I will be sharing pictures of my call ducks and stories of my adventures with them. At this point in time, I have white, pastel, and snowy call ducks. Follow along to see what it's like raising...
  7. 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
  8. H

    HELP! I assisted a duckling before internal pipping!

    Hello! I have been incubating duck eggs for the first time. I placed 6 eggs in the incubator, 4 were fertilized and 2 were not, and then later one of the 4 died, so I am currently left with three eggs. Yesterday was day 28, and all the eggs still didn't do internal pipping yet. I also realized...
    • Hamudazahabi
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    • assist duck duckling egg hatch help help ! incubating incubation
    • Replies: 224
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. saving grace

    Are my eggs losing enough weight?

    Hello. :) This is my first ever attempt at incubating. I'm on day 7 and 39 of 52 eggs are fertilized and growing! I'm super excited. :ya I'm using a hova bator and it's been working great for me. I'm going the dry incubation method, since without adding water my humidity was already 40%. I...
  10. Twelve chickens on the kitchen table....

    Twelve chickens on the kitchen table....

    This is a 'brain dump' of all my thoughts and actions of our first incubating and hatching journey - from receiving the eggs to popping the chicks into the brooder. It's purpose is for me to be able to look back on it for future hatches, and for others to be encouraged and hopefully learn...
    • Moon Daizy
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    • araucana eggs assist a hatch cream legbar cuckoo marans eggs hatching incubating shipped eggs
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  11. I

    Chicken slitting on eggs and eating them

    Hello, This is my first time raising chickens... A few days ago, the hen laid 11 eggs. After 7 days, I found only 6 eggs and the egg shells. I think the hen is eating her eggs while she is incubating. What is the solution? Thank!
  12. M

    Air sac off?

    Hey I’m canceling my eggs and one eggs air sac is off a little. (See attached) My eggs are due to hats in about 1-3 days. I wish I knew exactly but my hen laid when I was out of town. I really am determined to have a higher success rate I am a newer Hatcher. This is my first time incubating...
  13. R

    Incubating Quails

    Hi Everyone, This is my first post, but I have been looking at this website for a while. Over here in Australia, I am having a bit of trouble finding a good incubator for 6 eggs that is fully automatic and under $80 . I am a student and my parents are making me pay for it myself. Any...
  14. SegiDream

    Unlucky with Shipped Eggs

    Um its been awhile since I've been on. But I bought my first batch of (pretty expensive!) shipped eggs. Waited several months for these. I followed all of the recommended steps, let them rest 24hrs before placing in the incubator, waited a few days before switching the turner on. On day 6 I...
  15. Quacking ducks

    Delay incubation?

    I have a friend that is Hatching eggs with her kids as a homeschool project,They started incubating about three hours ago in the incubator. Will it affect the eggs if they delay them by a day and start it tomorrow now after they’ve already been incubating for three hours? they didn’t realize...
  16. R

    HELP Egg Turner Fail

    So I recently realized from day four today 11 my egg Turner was not engaged for incubation! Is there any tips on how to correct potential sticking!? I have it re-installed and working now to turn every two hours automatically. I’m just super worried that when the chicks hatch will they be stuck...
  17. Timbers Happy Hens

    Conure incubation

    So my moms friend has a mated pair of sun conures. She recently asked me if I would incubate some eggs. I know nothing about incubating conure eggs, is there anyone that could give me the ins and outs of trying this? I have a NR360. I haven’t given her a yes or no answer yet as I don’t even know...
  18. ChickaChicka1

    Is there life?

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/day-21-no-internal-or-external-pips-pictures.1615975/
  19. AmyA248

    Incubating Muscovy and Pekin eggs at different ages and I can’t tell the difference! How can I tell??

    Hello to all! My ducks have began to lay again but are not sitting. They dug a deep hole and laid 6 eggs. The problem is we now have Pekins as well and I honestly don’t know if the eggs are Muscovy or Pekin! I need to find out because lockdown is different and the eggs are of different ages. If...
  20. TheLittleDreamFarm

    Chicks Hatched After 25 Days - Don't Give Up!

    First time hatching chicks from our backyard flock and started to give up after day 23 with not a single pip from our 6 eggs. I scoured online to see what went wrong and even opened a couple as suggested. One was formed but wasn't moving at all and one was breathing with its yolk sac still...
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