incubation

  1. ryleigh

    Hurt duckling in incubator

    There is a hurt duckling that hatched in the incubator. I read something that said you are supposed to keep a duckling in the incubator for 12-24 hrs. Do I keep it in there or take it out and help it?
  2. T

    PETERSIME #4 BOTTOM HATCH REDWOOD INCUBATOR FOR SALE - $1400

    Hi, I have a beautiful, antique, PETERSIME #4 REDWOOD INCUBATOR. It is a bottom hatch unit, barn find. I am selling it as is, in un-working condition. I buy these to take apart, restore and rewire to convert into state of the art, Reptile Egg Incubators. They come out to be show pieces, they are...
  3. MotherDucker3

    Fertile egg? Looks weird

    I started with 4 duck eggs, 2 were for sure infertile and one is developing good but this last one I’m confused about. I’ve never been able to see veins but it also looks way different then my 2 eggs that were not fertile. Photos below. First photo is my non fertile egg, then my fertile egg (on...
  4. FoodFreedomNow

    Are your geese still laying?

    Just when I thought the laying season (and my incubating season) might be nearing an end, the girls began laying again. 😮 Are your geese still laying, too? If so, what breed do you have and when do they typically stop for the season? Mine are Pilgrims and last year, they stopped at the...
    • FoodFreedomNow
    • Thread
    • geese goose eggs incubation laying season pilgrim
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Geese
  5. R

    Successfully opened a malpositioned chick

    Hi everyone! I successfully opened an air hole for a malpositioned call duck. Feeling pretty happy that I was able to catch the issue (already had one die due to malpositioned in this batch). how do I keep the now-open air cell moist so that the yolk sack doesn’t dry out? The yolk sack is...
    • RafterB_ranch
    • Thread
    • call duck incubation malposition malpositioned shrinkwrap
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. FuzzyOwlFeet

    Chicks pushed eggs away from heater

    I'm in the middle of hatching eggs, today is hatch day buy 4 hatched early yesterday. They are running around as chicks do, but they have pressed the remaining eggs against the sides of the incubator, my thermometer says on the edges it's 98⁰F. Those eggs are now showing no signs of life, I have...
  7. Scrumdidlyump

    Scrumdidlyump’s First Hatchapolooza

    Day 4 14 eggs from my silkie roo and cinnamon queen and buff orpington hens. I think both will produce sex linked chicks? Shells are dark, so tricky to see. Definitely movement and development in 3! THIS IS SO COOL
  8. B

    Long-time lurker; suddenly incubating a single quail!

    Hey friends! I'm new to posting here, but not new to browsing around on occasion as farming/permaculture and rearing animals has been my long-time passion. We have a tiny farm-yard currently, and are just saving up to build our actual farm on land we bought a while ago in Nova Scotia, Canada...
  9. FuzzyOwlFeet

    Are these eggs worth incubating?

    I'm going to be hatching my own eggs in the next two days, however there are a few I'm unsure if I should even try putting in the incubator. Just as a note, I have incubated before but that was four years ago, so I'm still pretty new at it. I don't have pictures but will explain the best I...
  10. G

    How many air bubbles are there supposed to be?

    I have a duck egg that I'm incubating and when I candle it I can't see through it but when I move the egg a little, I see 3 different air bubbles, all of different sizes. So can someone please tell me how many air bubbles there are supposed to be.
  11. Waterfowllady

    Guide To Hatching Goslings (African Grey's)

    :jumpyGoose Hatching Guide:jumpy SOP African Grey Dewlap's This was my first time hatching geese, I had advice and instructions from the professional breeder who the parents are from, but I am by no means an expert Using Nurture Right 360 Incubator & Little Giant Still Air for Hatching 30 DAY...
    • Waterfowllady
    • Thread
    • eggs geese goslings guide hatching geese eggs hatching goose eggs incubation incubation guide little giant still-air incubator nurture right 360
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  12. OfWolvesAndHen

    Dry membrane? Help! UPDATED

    UPDATE: The little one I was worried about is only growing more vigorous, and talkative. He/she won't seem to stop chirping or rocking around! The membrane seems to have gotten much whiter as well. :D I've opened the incubator a couple times today, each only for a few seconds at a time---once...
  13. A

    Shipped eggs- loose membrane

    Hello! First time hatching shipped eggs. Have hatched many of my own successfully. They were treated pretty rough, packed well, but really tossed around. 2 arrived broken and all the rest (24) either had fully detached, partly detached, or saddled air cells. I’m very excited to have 21 going...
    • ABCFF
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    • aircell chicken eggs detached air cell hatching eggs incubabtion incubation membrane saddled eggs shipped shipped eggs
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  14. TwistedTayy

    Goose eggs incubating, double yoke?

    Hey guys I ordered 6 pilgrim eggs on eBay and received 7, two arrived cracked so 5 went into the incubator. Just candled them (day 8) and two where obviously not developing. Two look normal but one looks a little weird so I wanted to see what you guys think. It’s my first time incubating goose...
  15. salemacresohio

    Marans LD Day 23...Internally Pipped?!?

    Hi All! I’m super new to hatching my own chicks. I have several batches in rotation in 2 incubators but my first batch was small and only one made it to lockdown. They are Mystic Marans which for all intents and purposes look just like BCM. So I assume anything applicable to BCM would help me. I...
    • salemacresohio
    • Thread
    • bcm dark brown eggs day 23 first time incubating hacks for hatching hatching incubation lockdown marans hacks mystic marans
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  16. T

    Day 17 bantam silkie have some questions

    I have only 1 egg that has survived I am using a cheap incubator and it is my first time. I have candled a couple of times throughout the journey and everything looks good but I am not putting my egg into lockdown and I have some questions. So they have been on a tray I have turned them 2-3...
  17. Wild-Turkey

    Saddle Shaped Air Cells in Shipped Turkey Eggs - Day 8

    A while ago I ordered turkey hatching eggs, they arrived with slightly detached air cells that moved when they were tilted (they stayed in the general area of the wide end of the egg). I kept them in an egg carton on the pointy end for around 32 hours. They stopped moving as much so I decided to...
  18. pteroo

    Help with magpie duck eggs

    (Re-posting in this specific duck forum)
    • pteroo
    • Thread
    • air cell duck eggs ducks incubation incubation advice magpie duck
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. M

    Day 27 duck eggs: do these look right?

    Hi guys! This is my first time hatching duck eggs and I'm currently on day 27. All five of my eggs are still alive, with two having broken the internal air sack yesterday, and two beginning to pip. The one with the shell missing a bit began pipping yesterday afternoon, but I'm a little nervous...
    • msshalom
    • Thread
    • dry membrane duck egg duck hatching hatch advice hatching help help! i need help incubate incubation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  20. D

    Help! Is this egg dead? (Day 30)

    I am afraid that my friend opened the duck egg too early and it is the last survivor after an incubator meltdown. It had not internally pipped yet and the membrane isn’t dry. However, it seems unresponsive and the veins have become less prominent and are fading. Is the poor baby dead? The most...
    • duckodoggo
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    • duck advice emergency emergency hatching emergency help hatching a duck hatching a duckling hatching advice incubation
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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