incubation

  1. TaylorChickadoodleFam

    Eggs changing color during incubation??

    My 12 chicken eggs have changed color going lighter during incubation and I’m on day 20 and they are more noticibly changing color. I have a homemade still air incubator and they have all grown beautifully to lockdown. I’ve canceled and kept great accuracy with temp and humidity. Any ideas whya...
  2. B

    HELP! Quails may have been developing while stored

    Hello, this is my first time hatching eggs (specifically quails.) I bought the quail eggs online (were not shipped), when I got the eggs they were oddly warm. (All I know is that they were being stored pointed end down for 4 days.) I only started to question whether the eggs had started...
  3. A

    Duck pipped at wrong end of egg

    Hey everyone! I am new here, but this is my first time hatching eggs and BYC has literally been my saviour during this time. I currently have 11 duck eggs (5 runners, and 6 Cayuga) in the incubator. Only one of them has externally pipped as of now, and of course it’s on the wrong end of the...
    • Aalz13
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    • duckling ducks hatching hatching eggs incubation
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. hesketh

    first time hatching goslings

    hi all i'm new to this website and new to hatching goslings i bought 2 gosling eggs on the 03/05/2020 i rested them for a day and then started incubating them on the 04/05/2020 they both are embden geese eggs and both weighed 166g pre incubation. turning 4 times a day i've read from...
  5. B

    day 30 duck hatch, hasn't externally pipped.

    Today is the 30th day of incubating my duck eggs. One of the eggs internally pipped yesterday (day 29) around 11:00 am. It is 10:00 am now and it still hasn't externally pipped. I've heard it should take 12-24 hours in between the internal and external pip. I'm wondering if I should help, or...
  6. S

    Need help with quail eggs

    I am including one quail egg at the moment as our hen stopped all of a sudden and she was only successful with one egg out of 12 so are not sure how far long it is But we saw quite a big chick when candling it and it was moving a lot so a day later we put it in lockdown because we guessed from...
  7. M

    Hatching Problems, Requesting Advice ASAP

    Hello, I've been incubating duck eggs over the past month. They entered lockdown on Friday and I had one duckling pip on Sunday and hatch yesterday (day 28). As I didn't want to disturb the humidity and risk shrink-wrapping their siblings I decided to leave them in there. Unfortunately they are...
    • MyNameIsQ
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    • advice needed duck ducks hatching help humidity incubate incubating incubation lockdown
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. P

    Are my eggs still viable?

    Hi I was wondering if anyone would be able to give me some advice on my Silkie bantam eggs. My first time attempting incubating. Candled the eggs on day 10 and just wondering if people could advise me whether or not they look viable? Had some problems maintaining temperature to start with but...
  9. D

    Chicks dying before hatching

    Hi, I just finished my second incubation but it was a fail. Only 3 out of 23 eggs started to develop, one died around day 10 the rest was living when I last cancelled on day 18 but didn't hatch. I kept the humidity at 30-40 during the first 18 days then I increased it to 60-65. All of the eggs...
  10. connieconnie

    HELP! yellow crystals day 6 of incubation BCM eggs! Are they goners? Cracked one open to see...

    Hi, I'm on day 6 of a incubation of 6 Black copper marans (BCM), 6 Cream legbars (CL) and 12 buff orphintons (BO). Everything seems alright with all eggs (either growth or potential growth), but 3 of my beautiful BCM eggs have these small yellow/clear crystals on the outside of the shell. I'm...
  11. Siobhan4n

    Day 23 incubation Of call duck egg, can see black spots floating in egg and no movement, has previously been fine

  12. Kitty_stuber

    Dividers in the incubator

    I have hatching 4 breeds at once in my small 22 egg Nurture Right 360 incubator. The breeds will look very similar at hatching and I want to keep them divided as I am hatching some for a friend. Is there a way I can put some sort of dividers in the incubator on lockdown day 18? I was thinking...
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  14. Just Rosie

    Turning Eggs at Odd Hours?

    Hello again everyone, As I (im)patiently count down the days until my first clutch of the year hatches, I am eager to start another. I predict this year is going to be great for breeders. I have another reliable incubator, only normally I manually turn in this bator, as its turner is rather...
  15. L

    My eggs have not hatched! It is day 24!

    My eggs have not pipped yet and it is day 24. I am getting worried because they are barely moving but when I candle them they look ready to pop but there is no movement! What can I do to help?
  16. ourfeathers

    What kind of chicks will I get from these crosses...

    Hi everyone! Sorry if I am not posting in the right thread, I tried to find one more suited to my question but this was as close as I could find. Anyway, I have a cuckoo lemon orpington & leghorn mix rooster. I have a rhode island red, Plymouth barred rock, easter egger, Golden Laced Wyandotte...
  17. Skyle

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  18. winglesschicken

    Is it ok/safe to incubate chicken eggs with call duck eggs?

    I'm putting 4 call duck eggs in my incubator and I wanted to hatch two chicken eggs with them, because this is the first time I've known, for sure, that I have specifically one of my chicken's eggs that I want to hatch. This is my first time ever incubating call duck eggs, so I'm still...
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