incubator advice

  1. R

    Chick pipped and began to zip but nothing further has happened!!

    This is my first time hatching any type of chicks. I have already hatched 7/16 chicks so far and they’re all fine! Now this one pipped last night sometime between 10 and 12, I went to sleep and when I woke up it was a little more open. Now it is nearly 6 and there has been no more movement. I...
  2. R

    Chick pipped and began to zip but nothing further has happened!!

    I have already hatched 7 chicks so far and they’re all fine! Now this one pipped last night sometime between 10 and 12, I went to sleep and when I woke up it is not a little more open. Now it is nearly 6 and there has been no more movement. I took most chicks out and put them in the brooder a...
  3. M

    HELP my incubator got to 110° do they still have a chance?

    Help my incubator got to 110°F it got to that in 30 mins before I found out. So it wasn’t on that the whole time but I’m really scared I killed them. They were my first time incubating coturnix quail and I have had trouble the whole time. I couldn’t candle until day 8 or 9 for some of em and...
  4. T

    Experience with this incubator?

    I’ve never incubated before, but I’d like to give it a shot. I hoped someone had insight into this incubator. Brinsea is WAY out of budget! KEBONNIXS 12 Egg Incubator with Humidity Display, Egg Candler, Automatic Egg Turner, for Hatching Chickens https://a.co/d/7wr2gFq All suggestions...
  5. M

    Just Hatched D

    This duckling hatched about 10 minutes ago and seems to be doing fine except for this large attached bulb. What is this? What can I do about it? Is this normal?
  6. AshleyNicole06

    Incubating DUCK eggs! So many questions! HELP!

    Hi! Im incubating DUCK eggs. You will see in a previous post the kind of incubator I have. I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS!! :) 1. What is lockdown humidity? 2. What day is lockdown? 3. Lockdown temp? 4. Temp and humidity throughout incubation? 5. When do you take the turner out? 6. How do you...
  7. lavendermarie

    How high should humidity be for hatch?

    I’ve been looking online trying to figure out who how i should put my humidity in the incubator for when they hatch. It always seems to vary from 60%-70%. So I wanted to come straight to the experts and ask you guys what percentage of humidity you’ve had more luck with.
  8. C

    Cleaning the Nurture 360

    Hi everyone, Just got through our first successful duck hatch with our Nurture 360 (yay!) and I'm now starting to clean it up. The instructions clearly say not to turn the incubator upside down as you could damage the humidity sensor, and yet the few videos I've found show people doing just...
  9. 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...
  10. Robind15

    1ST QUAIL HATCH. HELP!

    Hello, I am hatching my first ever quail eggs. I have a Hova-Bator 1602N. I have zero experience with an incubator. I read temperatures are 98-101F and humidities 45-65%. My eggs arrive tomorrow USPS. I wanted to get the incubator up and running and figured out. Please can anyone tell me the...
  11. jcamacho

    Homemade incubator help!

    Hi all, Over the weekend I decided to build myself an incubator out of ply wood. I've tested out different bulbs to see which wattage gives me the temperature that I need to Incubate the eggs properly. At the moment, I am using a 100 Watt ceramic heat bulb. This so far has been the best option...
    • jcamacho
    • Thread
    • incubating incubation advice incubation and temp incubator advice incubator build incubator troubleshooting
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  12. N

    Help Silkie Chicken eggs father in law

    Hi all I bought my father in law a incubator for his birthday 31st December I bought him 9 eggs Silkie chicken eggs now then seller of the eggs is shipping me the eggs be here tommorow some of eggs are 5 days others are 1 day since laid now when these eggs turn up tomorrow 23rd December what...
  13. MiniBarnFarmMaine

    Which Is The BEST Incubator?

    Thinking of hatching some of my eggs that my new layers just started laying. Cracked one the other day and it is indeed fertile (white bullseye). Which incubator have you used faithfully that gave you the best hatch rates?
    • MiniBarnFarmMaine
    • Thread
    • broody hen eggs hatching hatching eggs hatching eggs 101 incubate eggs from large to small incubated chicks incubated eggs incubator advice new chickens
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  14. Jessica Lyn

    Will this Incubator work??

    I just moved, and a ton of my stuff has been housed over at my mom's till now. Back in the day - 2016? Not that long ago but I have horrid memory - I had some leopard geckos breeding and used this farm innovators 2350 digital still air Incubator. (Attaching pictures from the purchase listing...
  15. Adil_Ali

    Weird egg veins

    Hey everyone, It’s my first time incubating eggs, and I’m incubating 15 eggs in an automatic incubator, all the eggs are growling really well, except one egg, that does have veins, but it’s in a very disproportionate shape, is it going to hatch? And if it does hatch will the chick be normal...
  16. FiestyFeathersFarm

    Shipped Eggs Busted *Questions*

    Looking for advice on what to do. Today I got my shipped hatching eggs after 7 days of transit. Some arrived smashed and the box smelled really bad of course. I cleaned up the ones that weren’t cracked but I’m worried the eggs that survived the trip could have been contaminated by bacteria of...
  17. C

    Is this fertilized and can hatch?

    I got these babes 6 days ago in the evening. They haven’t had a roo since being here but had one at their old home. I have an incubator arriving tomorrow. So far I’ve only got one egg that hasn’t been refrigerated. I want to hatch out babes as I can’t have another roo so won’t be getting a...
  18. J

    Incubator fluctuates a little bit, worried if there is any issues

    My homemade incubator fluctuates a little bit during the day and night, often its around 37.7c and it fluctuates throughout the day from 37.7c to the highest which is 38.7c going up and down throughout the day within this range. I'm worried if this will cause any issues for the chicks? I'm only...
    • Josh7182
    • Thread
    • incubator advice quail temperature
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  19. L

    Quail chicks hatched early. What to do.

    I am incubating coturnix quail and started locking down at day 14 with temperature 100 and 65 humidity. Two eggs have hatched but the others have not hatched. They hatched on 15, its now almost day 17. Its been almost 48 hrs since the first two hatched. How long do i keep chicks in the...
    • Lowmask2
    • Thread
    • incubator advice quail chicks
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Quail
  20. N

    Humidity, air cell issues on day 17

    Hey there, I am new to this and I have tons of questions. Firstly I’m currently on day 17. I have regular sized chicken eggs, a few silkies, and a Millie. I have read to lock down on day 17 if you have two different types of eggs. Also I am extremely worried about the size of the air cell...
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