incubation

  1. K

    Rotten/oozing egg?

    Please help! Is this an oozing rotten egg? Today is day 21 and I have three chicks that have hatched, waiting on three more. None have pipped from what I can tell. Got home from a morning out and noticed this color in the incubator tray, thought maybe the chicks had started pooping. Chick...
  2. Cloverr39

    What causes these problems in newly hatched chicks?

    Almost every time I hatch chiks I get at least one with splayed legs, bent toes, sideways feet, etc. I've heard they can be caused by the incubation process. I mean splayed legs would be after the chick hatches and slips. I'm aware that for example bent toes can also be genetic or caused by...
  3. Cocohens

    Is this a spoilt egg?

    Hello, This is an olive egger egg in my incubation? It’s the only clear one right now? Is it a dead one I can’t tell? It’s day 6 of incubation? Thanks
  4. IvysAnimals

    Incubator Ideas and Chick Brooder - A Question For Bigger Breeders/Farmers

    Hello. I have a question for those who hatch a more significant amount of chicks/ducklings/goslings. What brand of incubator do you use? I am interested in purchasing an incubator that can hold 100+ eggs, I'm curious about what brand works for you guys. Second, what style of brooder do you have...
  5. Alpine Bobwhite

    Our assorted quails incubation

    Hello!:jumpy Not sure if I'm doing it right, but we'll see! Right now the incubator is full, an Osindii 8 eggs incubator. We have 2 bobwhite eggs in there and 6 coturnix. 5 were put in on the 15th of Feb. 2 on the 16th and 1 on the 17th. We turn them regularly and their humidity seems to be...
  6. Cloverr39

    Help me with my school project! (Incubator vs broody hen)

    I have a school project in biology about hatching chiks. I'm looking for some information on these topics. The topics are: 1. Hatching chicks with an incubator 2. Hatching chicks under a broody hen 3. Comparing the two methods I would love some basic info as well as pros and cons of both...
  7. Alpine Bobwhite

    Any tips on hatching eggs?

    We have some quail eggs that we would like to incubate and hatch. They are all from the quails that we have in the garden and so might not be fertile. They are all in an Osindii egg incubator and are upright, pointy end down - wondering they need to be turned. Also just give any tips on eggs.
  8. A

    Day 7 - any hope?

    I bought 18 hatching eggs and picked up locally. I have been incubating them in my nutureright360 at 99.5 with a dry hatch method ranging humidity from 20-30% validated with a salt calibrated hygrometer. One egg had a crack and was discarded on day 5 and so I candled a few eggs on that day to...
  9. WhistlePig

    Are my eggs too old?? Hatching storebought duck and quail eggs...

    First post!! Hope this gets some notice... thanks in advance to all who reply. I recently got interested in incubating eggs from the grocery store. In short I went down a rabbit trail on Youtube and came out desperately wanting to do this strange thing, filled with hope that I could be...
  10. Drex Chick

    Incubating eggs lid off for idk how long!!!

    HELP! This is my first time incubating eggs, well long story short I tried to have a humidity thermometer in there with them and the egg turner knocked it over it jammed up and the lid popped off sometime in the night, the eggs still felt warmer than room temperature and this was within the...
  11. Q

    Can quail eggs be moved while in lockdown after they have started moving inside the shell?

    I am incubating my quail eggs and it’s day 18. They have been moving in the shell on and off but then stopping completely so worried the humidity was to low my partner put a wet clothe in the incubator and when they did they moved almost all of the eggs. I am worried he might have accidentally...
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  12. F

    Day 20 Silkie eggs! No movement!

    Hi all, I am new to hatching chicks and I have two left of my 6 shipped USA Silkie eggs. Candled on day 17 before lockdown and both were moving well. One has a saddled air sac but hasn’t seemed to cause problems so far. I’m now on day 20 and can’t hear any cheeps or rocking of eggs. I managed...
  13. M

    How to tell if fertilized eggs have died?

    I’ve been incubating duck eggs for almost two weeks and have had their temp regulated strictly. I have a thermometer in with them, and when I came home today, it was at 104 degrees f , which according to what I have researched, kills the embryo. I’ve put so much work into this and I have no idea...
  14. ebisu

    Later hatch and by itself. Need advice.

    Yesterday on day 17, 13 or the 19 eggs I have incubating hatched and were causing chaos for one egg that I could tell would take about 24 hours pip to zip. Today on day 18, I moved everyone else to the brooder and this 14th chick finally hatched without interruptions about 2 hours later. The...
    • ebisu
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    • baby curled toe incubation lockdown quail
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    • Forum: Quail
  15. C

    Are my eggs going to hatch?!?!

    it Is my first time incubating eggs. I have made it to lockdown 10 out of 12 eggs successfully developing and no troubles. I had one mess up on day 18 (I put my silkie eggs into lockdown on day 17), I accidentally pumped the incubator and sent the eggs rolling. I quickly placed them all back and...
  16. lavendermarie

    How to go about lockdown in an incubator where you add water to the inside?

    Hey there! I have to lock down my incubator soon and I wanted to know how to go about lockdown. My incubator has a little slot on the inside where you put a sponge for the humidity. This means you have to open the lid to insert it. How do I go about this during lockdown? Do I just quickly open...
  17. Puddingtheamericana

    Abandoned egg found on UC Davis Campus

    I found a mystery egg on UC Davis campus, I’m fairly sure it’s a duck egg. I was recently at the UC Davis campus because my class was going on a camping trip and we stopped at a park/garden area for lunch on the campus. I noticed a lot of smashed and crushed white eggs along the paths in this...
  18. lavendermarie

    Incubator recommendations?

    I’m looking for a new incubator! My budget is about $100, more or less. I’d like it to be automatically turning and preferably I’d like to be able to see the chicks while they’re hatching. All the reviews I’m reading on amazon are so terrible for all the incubators I look at. So I wanted to hear...
  19. lavendermarie

    Can I switch eggs from one incubator to another?

    Hey guys! I have a question. Currently I have a small incubator that isn’t the greatest. I was thinking of getting a new one that will probably arrive in 3-5 days. I was wondering if when that one arrives could I put the eggs in the new incubator? I don’t see why not, but I just want to make...
  20. OfWolvesAndHen

    Introducing my new babies

    In my most recent incubation, only 2 eggs ended up developing. I was really hoping hatch would go smoothly and I wouldn't end up with a lone chick, or no chicks. Thankfully, both had a fast and smooth hatch! Of my six silkie eggs, only one developed. These eggs were older so I was a little...
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