incubation

  1. DovesFlock

    Day 22-23 with no air sac and weird smell

    So I can’t smell much as is but I noticed a smell in my incubator. i had a bunch of eggs that needed to hatch/were going to hatch/are going to hatch soon in here. This is my lockdown incubator. I already had 4 eggs that are going day 26 and two going on day 21 -23. I took the one that was on day...
  2. How to take care of coturnix quail egg-end of life.

    How to take care of coturnix quail egg-end of life.

    It all starts when you collect or buy your eggs, you decide to eat or incubate them. Eating them is good but incubating them into little fluff balls is even better. First things first you’re going to need an incubator that is reliable. If you don’t know about it yet always do a test run without...
    • Porchypatcher
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    • egg to endof life hatching incubation keeping quail quail raising quail
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    • Category: Quail
  3. DovesFlock

    Day 21 no pipping, movement, sounds HELP PLEASE!!

    I have 4 eggs ready to hatch Aug 31st (today) however we lost power yesterday around 10 ish and I’ve been keeping them warm and as humid as possible with blankets (covering the bottom/my vents) and candles (for warmth and such) however they have made a sound or movement or single lip. This is my...
  4. Oob Child

    Humidity spike day 17 quail, short drop in temp. HELP!

    Help! Day 17, asked little sister to add a bit of water to my incubator as I wouldn't be home for 2hrs, came home and the humidity was 75%! The paper towels in the incubator were drenched. I took out the paper towels and, fixed the humidity, but had to take the three eggs out to do it. I fixed...
  5. 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...
  6. thoeffel1994

    How long can partially incubated duck eggs survive without the mother sitting on them?

    How long can partially incubated duck eggs survive without the mother sitting on them? I went outside to put the ducks up for the night and found my broody Muscovy hen dead. :(
  7. thoeffel1994

    Today and yesterday I went down to my broody ducks nest and noticed egg shells outside of the nest and broken!?

    I went down to my ducks nest and found broken egg shells two days in a row!? Do you think it was the mother that did this or something else? Has anyone else had this problem ever?
    • thoeffel1994
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    • broken eggs broody duck incubation
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. B

    Egg burst under broody hen day 11

    Well, I just had a first. Broody hen just had an egg burst under her. I heard it happen and went to investigate and the smell was awful. It got into several eggs, but I quickly removed the nest box and cleaned it and replaced the hay. Mom had some gunk on her, but not terribly. I didn’t...
  9. aryucrazy

    Beak problems

    I hatched 8 silkies a month and a half ago. I was hoping some of them would be good to start breeding with. I'm not planning to show them necessarily, but I don't want to breed serious genetic problems. Anyway, 3 of the chicks have weird beaks. One is an obvious cross beak and the other two are...
  10. Patiocoturnix

    Jar quail

    Well I couldn’t help myself and decided to candle the eggs. I accidentally dropped one and it cracked pretty good I don’t have any candle wax to seal it. So I decided to make a false egg type thing in a jar and transferred the insides to the jar. I know in Japan and other areas and multiple...
    • Patiocoturnix
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    • accident expirement hatching incubation jar quail quail
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  11. Skipper Carnes

    Duck sitting on 4 duck eggs, don't know how long they have been there?

    Hey BYC friends, my duck, Cocoa, has been sitting on 4 duck eggs. We found her today in the woods on her nest. I have no idea how long she has been there, but I think she is trying to collect a clutch. How do I relocate her to a safer location?
  12. L

    Air sac help?!

    Hi, I have 10 eggs in an incubator currently on day 23. The ringed teal eggs are doing great and the air cell is the right size. The wood ducks are way too small for day 23. More day 10. Confused as they in the same incubator. Any help or ideas on what I could do this late on?
    • LuckyDuckies18
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    • air sac duckling hatching help incubation teal wood duck
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. L

    Air sac confusion?

    Hi, I have 10 eggs in an incubator currently on day 23. The ringed teal eggs are doing great and the air cell is the right size. The wood ducks are way too small for day 23. More day 10. Confused as they in the same incubator. Any help or ideas on what I could do this late on?
  14. F

    1502 Sportsman Incubator not keeping high humidity

    So I bought the 1502 sportsman incubator a few weeks ago and I have guineas hatching right now. Keeping the humidity up has been a constant struggle, once I finally get it up it goes right back down. My Guinea keets are pretty much all stuck inside the egg due to low humidity and I’m having to...
    • Fowl0909
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    • gqf sportsman 1502 humidity control humidity help humidity issues incubate incubation incubation and humidity incubator advice incubator chicks lockdown sportsman 1502
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  15. C

    Brooding hen running away from eggs

    Recently got a flock of 10 chickens and a rooster, a week has passed now I believe one of my hens have gone broody. She sits in the nest box all day, when I get close to her or open the nest box she runs away and clucks non stop until she goes back in. I’ve been told that broody hens are usually...
  16. BekahHah

    Confused!! Dead embryos??

    Hey! I rescued 6 wild geese eggs and I believe they were day 4 of development when I began incubating. It is now day 9. I think most are dead but I need confirmation and what might of occurred. I will send pictures of day 4 and pictures of day 9. Day 4– 6 pictures
  17. BekahHah

    Idk Viable Goose Eggs?

    Hello. I discovered 6 abandoned wild geese eggs scattered around the nest. The parent birds are gone and there obviously was a battle with some sort of predator, feathers everywhere. Went back the next day and no signs of parents. Took back the 6 eggs, put them under a heat lamp. How do I go...
  18. 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...
  19. Firsttimecrazychicklady

    Day 21 1 hatched no more pips

    So we had a powercut in school so I moved the incubator to my house on Day 17. I had to drive them for 20mins in my car and when I plugged the incubator in the temp had fallen a few degrees but I got it back up quick enough. Eggs went into lockdown then. One hatched last night Day 21 and I...
  20. Firsttimecrazychicklady

    Powercut on Day 18

    So I have been hatching eggs in an incubator in school. I was told by the caretaker on Friday that the power would be going out at the weekend. I had just put the eggs into lockdown Day 18 that day but I had to unplug the incubator and take them home so they wouldn't be affected by the powercut...
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