incubation

  1. 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...
  2. 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
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. B

    Muscovy duck egg in incubator: turning or tilting? What about weight loss of the eggs?

    Dear muscovy duck owners, after several successful batches of chickens, I will try to hatch muscovy ducks. However, I am not sure if I can put them in the automatic egg turner which only tilts the eggs 45 degrees or so. Does this work with muscovy duck eggs? And so far a have not found anything...
  10. The ChickInn egg supply

    Dead egg/embryo? Infertile egg?

    Hey all, this is my first time incubating eggs, and I have a few questions. I candled them today, day 7, and found one with a red ring all the way around a dark spot. I’ll add a pic? Did this embryo pass away? Also, another egg is freckly and hard to see but has what looks like a yolk, with no...
  11. OfWolvesAndHen

    Hatching eggs that were stored upside-down

    I recently got some eggs from a family member. She's not a breeder, but she has a rooster and a decent fertility rate so I decided to try my luck with incubation. She had these eggs for about 10 days before I was able to pick them up and when I got them, I realized they were stored with the air...
  12. V

    Day 23, no chicks yet--teacher looking for advice!

    It's day 23, and there's no sign of life. I just candled them to see what's going on, and it seems like there's no hope for 3 of the 4. Here are some pictures. Would appreciate any advice! Is it worth leaving all 4 for another day or two? Just the one with the large air cell, which has grown...
  13. BookThief

    Quail eggs stopped developing, what could be wrong?

    My partner and I got 12 quail eggs to hatch, and 6 chicken eggs. Of the quail eggs, all but 1 began to develop, then they all stopped. They haven't been growing for a while, then we realized they had all died. The chicken eggs are still doing perfectly fine, with no issue. We have the chicken...
  14. Claudine19

    Help!!I have an egg with two air cells

    I've got 9 duck eggs going on day 19. Tonight, I candled the eggs to make sure all was well and as I was doing so, I noted the biggest egg in the bunch had two big air cells. I've candle them pretty frequently and never saw anything close to a second air bubble it seems all so sudden. I'm pretty...
  15. Cloverr39

    Turning eggs during lockdown

    I have 19/25 eggs going into lockdown today and the other 6 still have a week to go. For now I just open the incubator real quick and turn them 4 times a day. I have alarms set on my phone every 3,5h. My question is when the eggs start piping is it still safe to turn my 6 eggs or are the...
  16. 3bird

    Nurture Right 360 Incubator - Shelf Liner and Humidity Question

    We are incubating for the first time this year. We had planned to bring ducks onto the farm, but with avian influenza, we decided to hatch our own instead. We have the Nurture Right 360 Incubator (new), and based on the advice of others, we added shelf liner. We started the incubator about 24...
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    • humidity incubation nurture right 360
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    • Forum: Ducks
  17. S

    Pipping?

    So it’s Day 20 for my Bantam silkie eggs, i’ve noticed a ton of wiggling right now and i was wondering how long after a noticeable amount of egg movements does the chick start to pip? I know it’s not the same for every chick for many reasons but a general idea of time would be nice if possible...
  18. C

    How long can i leave it?

    Help! I have an egg who was born with its yolk unubsorbed, it detached during hatching and it seems in good health. My problem is how long can leave it In the incubator? There's one left but it only just pipped and the chicks been there for five hours. Anything helps!
  19. S

    Is this egg dead? Day 22

    Day 22 of incubating silkies, no pipping out of the two that made it this far, and only a very small amount of movement. They’re shipped eggs. Does anyone know what these red dots are? Have they not made it? Not sure that I can hear any chirping. Thanks
  20. Firsttimecrazychicklady

    When can I take the chicks out of the incubator?

    I am and teacher and I'm hatching chicks in an incubator in school. I had one chick hatch Sunday 27th March and I left it in to fluff up. Then I had 2 other chicks hatch yesterday Monday 28th. I now have 4 other eggs pip their shells. How long can the chicks stay in the incubator before I need...
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