incubation advice

  1. C

    Day 21 of incubation - small chip in one of the eggs, but membrane still appears to be intact.

    This is my first time incubating eggs. We are on day 21 and four chicks have hatched already. I was going to leave them in the incubator until they fluffed up, but they are being very active and bumping into the five remaining unhatched eggs. I read that having this happen won't hurt anything...
  2. D

    Incubation mistake - did not check water level -currently on day 16

    Okay, so I put 5 duck eggs in my incubator (Amazon purchase worked great two summers ago so no worries about machine quality) I just didn’t check the water in the incubator for 16 days!! I filled the tray with water day 1 when I incubated them…but I honestly completely forgot as these were...
  3. C

    help!!!

    i have 30 eggs and 11 eggs hatched on day 19, 1 egg hatched on day 20. On day 21, nothing else hatched, but i decided to wait till day 23, today is day 22 by the way, do you think those eggs will still hatch ?? :'>> and what do you think went wrong? im using a diy forced draft incubator...
  4. H

    Hatching Chick Struggling - Picture Included (Viewer Discretion)

    So - I have had 6 chicks fully hatch within the last 48 hours. 1, however, pipped about 36 hours ago and has been struggling. It’s been doing the “biting” motion which led me to believe it had yet to absorb the yolk/blood vessels but the membrane had dried significantly around the pip hole (it...
  5. Brianna245

    Day 22 call duck egg is it alive still!?!?

    I have this very precious call duck egg that is on day 22 of incubation, and it has caused me so much stress already 😩. I have been candling it probably too much, but.. 4 days ago on day 18 I candled it and it was moving around like crazy! I couldn’t help myself and I checked it today and ZERO...
    • Brianna245
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    • advise on hatching call duck call duck egg candling duck egg day 22 hatching a duck incubation advice is it dead
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  6. H

    Crystal formation on egg shell during incubation

    Hello! This is my first time incubating chicken eggs. I received these BCM shipped eggs and inspected them for damage. All the ones I put in the incubator were good. After 3 days I took my first look and noticed what appears to be clear crystals of some kind forming as small dots on maybe 5 of...
  7. GodLovesU

    Broken egg

    I just put 15 button quail eggs in the incubator today.I was marking X’s and O’s on the side and the pencil poked into one of the eggs.The membrane has a small hole and the shell is cracked a little.I cleaned it with a wet paper towel and put a piece of a waterproof band aid on it.What are the...
    • GodLovesU
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    • button quail cracked egg incubation advice
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Quail
  8. Luckyhen006

    Help!! Incubator stopped working WHILE chicks were hatching!!!

    Hey guys!! So Its day 22, and we just had one egg hatch. We have a couple zipping as well, but our incubator just quit working!! It shut off and on multiple times then just quit.😰 We thought maybe it was just the wall socket so we moved the incubator somewhere else, NOTHING. We thought it might...
  9. fangedknight

    When to call my hatch done?

    Hey all, It's my first hatch in a while and thankfully I'm remembering things as I go. So far it's been pretty successful. I set 24 Eggs on March 21st. Day 7 candling was March 28th, had 4 duds which brought it down to 20 eggs. Day 14 candling on April 4th confirmed 2 more duds which brought...
  10. N

    Is this egg ok

    I candle my eggs today and I'm not sure if this one is ok ? It's day 7 and this is what it looks like should I wait Intel day 10 to see ?
  11. M

    First time Hatcher needing Help!

    Hello! I have had a heck of a first hatch. There are currently 11 eggs in my incubator, which was at 71% humidity when the first chick hatched yesterday. All was well, but her hatching bumped humidity up to 85% very suddenly. Shortly after, the next chick hatched but was not fully developed...
  12. Jojociita

    I 💛 Silkies.. But Bless Their Hearts They’re Not Too Bright- Wrong End Pip Help

    Because I’m always here every Hatch Time, and after Oatmeal was the only hatch from my last clutch months ago, I’ve wholly reassessed and made changes. Still Not getting hatches even with ample circulation, temperature, humidity, AND separating the Silkies from Olive Eggers and BCMs into their...
  13. R

    Question about temperature and egg turning

    So im incubating emu eggs and my incubator is set to 97°F (36.1°C) but the egg shells are around 98°F (36.9°C) is this normal? Also should the eggs be turned for example right 180° then left and then right again or left? Thanks
  14. G

    Shipped eggs… Oops!

    A friend of mine ordered me hatching eggs for Christmas. I’m currently on day 7 for the first batch and day 5 for the second. In batch #1, there were 8 eggs, so far three have not made it and 2 seem suspicious. In batch #2, there were 3 eggs and so far I can see growth in 1 but I’m going to...
  15. O

    Broken shells-help!!

    My cat knocked the incubator off the counter this afternoon. Chicks were due to hatch tomorrow or the next day. At least 2 of them are still alive. Their shells are completely broken but the membranes are intact. I have them back in the incubator but I’m not sure if I should just monitor them or...
  16. M

    Accidentally set to 38.5C for 48 hours on day 17 of incubation

    Hey! So I’m hoping for some reassurance. On day 17, the incubator went up to 38.5C for 48 hours. Now on day 19, I’ve brought the temps back down to 37.5 exactly. I’m just looking to make sure that this is okay? I’m sure a one degree difference for 48 hours won’t make a difference, but wanted to...
  17. B

    Recovered Call Duck Eggs

    Hello, I hope you’re all well. Sadly early morning of yesterday my call duck Hope was killed by a predator in the garden. She was doing very well nesting on her eggs, Luckily all eight eggs were safely recovered and I checked that four of them are fully developed but I have lost track in days of...
  18. basiljowii

    Embryos/Ducklings Dying late in incubation

    Ive already made a similar post to this and tried the feedback I got from there with unfortunately no success. We've been trying to hatch a duckling for nearly 3 months now and haven't managed to hatch one. The Ducklings/Embryos develop well and always look healthy inside of the egg. Yet, when...
    • basiljowii
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    • call duck duck duckling dying dying embryo embryo embryo death hatch advice incubabtion incubation advice
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  19. basiljowii

    Duck Embryos Dying late in Incubation

    we’ve been trying to incubate duck eggs for about two and a half months now with no success. We have gotten to day 26 and then the ducklings would just die. The temperature we’ve tried incubating them at is 37.5 degrees Celsius and the humidity is 50%. We’ve had about 15 fertilised eggs that...
  20. BekahHah

    Please give me advice

    Hello. I found Canadian goose eggs scattered around a nest with the parent birds killed by a predator of some sort and I collected the eggs. I want to save them since I saw embryos in there(a blue lil dot). However, which side do I place them on in my incubator? Please give me any advice. Temp...
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