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  1. PoultryLover1012

    I have a lot of questions about incubating duck eggs

    Hi everybody! I just got a kebbonixs 12 egg incubator and I am attempting to hatch duck eggs. I put 2 eggs in yesterday morning and hopefully two more this morning. (If both ducks lay.) So 4 eggs total. The incubator temp says 101 and my other thermometer says 100.6. The humidity says 54%. I...
  2. Missy020219

    Incubating Turkey Eggs

    So I’m incubating Turkey eggs for the second time. I put 24 eggs in 10 days ago and took 4 out on day 7, as they were not fertile, but all the other eggs had veins yet I couldn’t see and movement inside the egg. I did some research and read that I should check the eggs at a later date. So today...
  3. C

    Eggs hatching at different times- how should I do the turning?

    I was given 23 chicken eggs and 1 turkey egg to hatch for someone. Once the chicken eggs start to hatch how should I turn the turkey egg? For now I'm just thinking of speedily opening up the incubator to turn the turkey egg, but I'm still a little worried. I have the little giant incubator and...
  4. Asteen89

    Broody abandoned eggs.. Day 21 humidity at 80% won’t go down!!!

    I had a second lavender Orpington go broody the last week of March after my other Orpington was raising chicks. I quick bought eBay eggs (Red blue laced Wyandottes) to put under her. They didn’t ship for a few days and I didn’t receive them till April 4th. My bad mistake for first time shipped...
  5. HappyClucker7

    What to do about different moisture loss in eggs?

    I'm hatching 4 eggs that are currently at day 6. The temperature has been really consistent at 99.5 and the humidity has been at 50-51%. I just candled and weighed them (to see if they're losing the proper amount of moisture). 2 of the 4 eggs are clearly developing, 1 I'm pretty sure has veins...
  6. Bird Lady Bekka

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  7. S

    Incubator hotter on one side, should I move eggs around?

    My incubator has 4 rows of 3 eggs for a total of 12 eggs, it is 37.5 in the center, around 38.5 on the left side and around 36.3 on the right side. I am day 6 and all eggs are developing nicely when candled. My question is should I swap the eggs on the left with the eggs on the right or should I...
  8. Quacking ducks

    Are these duck eggs fertilized?

    These duck eggs have been in the incubator for 6-7 days now and there are still no veins. Are the eggs not fertilized? Do I throw them out and start over? Thank you
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  9. D

    Is this egg fertilized?

    Not sure if this egg is fertile or not
  10. jcamacho

    Homemade incubator help!

    Hi all, Over the weekend I decided to build myself an incubator out of ply wood. I've tested out different bulbs to see which wattage gives me the temperature that I need to Incubate the eggs properly. At the moment, I am using a 100 Watt ceramic heat bulb. This so far has been the best option...
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    • incubating incubation advice incubation and temp incubator advice incubator build incubator troubleshooting
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  11. The-White-Elephant

    Incubation advice needed

    :frow I'm going to start incubating eggs soon, and I need advice on what to do, such as the main things. An one more question :p How long can I leave fertilized eggs before incubating?
  12. S

    Cayuga duck eggs, busted yolk?

    So this is my first time ever incubating eggs or even seeing fertile eggs. I have 9 Cayuga duck eggs and one of them looks different from the rest. None have any veins yet, that I could see when candling today, we’re on day 5 of incubation. Is this egg okay? I think there is a vague smell. No...
  13. PioneerChicks

    (Poll) What humidity do you keep your incubator at?

    What do you generally try to keep your humidity at? What is your average hatch rate?
  14. piggyinthepink

    emergency incubator question

    So I rigged up an incubator using a heating pad in a plastic tote lined with hoodie and potty pad for insulation and have been hand turning multiple times a day. about 60-70 percent of eggs seem good at this point. My PROBLEM is lockdown...I worry the eggs may overheat on one side from not...
  15. BrandonsBirbs

    Quail Incubators - Borotto vs Rcom - Opinions?

    I am looking for a new incubator, want it to be big enough to be able to hatch over 24 quails (around 60 would be amazing) with a possibility of using it for small chicken breeds in the future. I have compiled a list after talking to a few professionals but I couldn't find many opinions on these...
  16. T

    Please help! Duck eggs air cells is worrying on day 24

    Hello it's my First time hatching duck eggs, I have 3 incubating and I am currently on day 24, (almost 25) and they are growing big and moving a lot when I candled them, however there is a problem, one of them the air cell looks a perfect size, but the other two are concerning, one is way too...
  17. 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...
  18. O

    Newb : Brisbane Australia. Incubating & growing layers

    Hi from Brisbane Australia. Summer here so we are a little warm (mid 30’s C) and quite humid due to regular rain. Learning to incubate using a Chinese automatic 24s. (See photo) My biggest problem right now is how to reset the day counter and maintain better control of humidity. On my third...
  19. Joyfillednomads

    Quail pippin'

    YAY!!! quail are finally pipping. Heard a little chirping. And we got a wiggly egg. The eggs went into the incubator on Sunday November 21st. I didn't count the 21st... and did not expect them till December 9th on day 18. Super exciting...
  20. Joyfillednomads

    Not even a pip --> day 28 ducks

    Not so much as a wiggle or a pip. Hey baby ducks, it's hatch day. 🙏💕🙏 Praying that they hatch. Will leave it going till day 32...
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