I've googled and used info off this page so many times I figured I might as well join! I'm about a 10ish month chicken owner maybe less so far. Got eggs in an incubator already!
Hello all,
I am a hobby breeder of silkies who has been on hiatus until this year. I've been letting my girls do all the hatching for a while, but I'm ready to get back into it.
I'm looking to buy a new incubator, because I really struggle to clean the ones I have. Currently I have an...
So I have a problem. My grandpa gave me a duck egg to hatch out almost 12 days ago, which I put in my incubator. He gave me another today so I put that one in. And my mom asked me to put 4 silkie eggs in on Sunday.
I only have one incubator. How do I manage these hatch dates when they are...
Hello, I made the mistake of buying a used incubator which apparently has an internal thermometer issue. Twice now it has gone down to 75ish for a few hours, once on day 4 and again today on day 8. It reads 100 but the thermometers I have inside read 75. Then when I unplug and plug in the...
Ok so this is gonna be a bit tricky to explain but I'll try my best. I have 2 incubators (a borotto and a hova) and 2 broody hens (silkies). I feel like my silkie eggs are having a hard time developing in my borotto for some reason. Im curious to test it out by transferring them to the hova. The...
First time incubator here, not new to chickens though. Started with 24 eggs, one super big one broke because of an overly curious child pressing on the flimsy plastic. 10 eggs developed blood rings. 1 egg after 14 days was clear and obviously not fertilized or self-terminated near the beginning...
I am on day 18, and I have 12 eggs in the incubator. Suddenly I noticed one egg that had green sports-like pours on it. I suspect it is a bad egg, but I am not sure if it is really a bad egg. I candled the egg carefully and found that it was dark with an embryo and an air sac. I did not see it...
Hello all! I purchased one of the new Chickcozy incubators and have my first batch of eggs in it. (And shipped eggs no less - urggg!!) Love the design and everything about the incubator except for the SMELL. It smells like horrible chemicals from offgassing. I’m scared all of my eggs are going...
I would like to add upwards of 4 more hens to my flock. I lost a hen this winter so my ratio is dropping with 7:1 rooster ratio. I have a polish so he isn’t a feisty as other roos May be. My plan was to let the hens hatch out if anyone went broody but I haven’t experienced that with any of my...
I am in a little of a pickle… My hen has gone broody and has been laying on eggs for 17 days now. There are 3 eggs that are on day 17 expected to hatch on January 13th (21 days). There are also 3+ eggs that are developing but probably on day 7-10.
This happened because my other hen has been...
Hey guys I plan to hatch call ducks in the spring and I’ve never hatched eggs before. I wanted to do a practice run and just makes sure my set up and everything is good
A friend gave me 24 fertilized eggs and my incubator only holds 12. So is there any signs on which may be better? Does size...
I have an incubator I bought off of eBay which is pretty neat for how much it costs. It heats up, turns automatically, and has a candler light. Even has a water mister bottle, and a way to humidify the incubator. Picture of incubator is below. It has an external water control bottle. I don't...
My chick has started zipping, but my chick that had previously hatched had pushed her up against the incubator wall. She's currently trying to zip while being pressed up against the wall and it's making it much more difficult for her. Will she be okay?
2 Hatchrite incubators, good condition. One bigger unit and one smaller unit but is still very large. Pick up only. Archie, MO. Here are pics. The bigger unit just needs the roller bands replaced. It has the humidity unit and even the hatching baskets. (not in pic)
The smaller one also needs...
My 360 incubator isn't turning on, the plug works for my other 360 incubator so it's not the problem but the incubator itself. How do I go about fixing it and what will I need?
I have a nurture 360. I have 6 eggs in it. 3 are starting to hatch..... I was filling the water reservoir and didn't realize I overfilled....so all the paper towels I lined the grate with are wet! What should I do???
Hi, We are relatively new to keeping ducks and have acquired a few different breeds that are not laying/mating age yet. We do have a trio of mature Black Swedish in a separate paddock. The two Black Swedish ladies are laying eggs in a nest and they are fertile. My husband and I are hoping they...
I'm looking for an automatic incubator for jumbo quail eggs. I currently have a cute little $30 incubator with no humidity control and manual turning. Not sure where it's from, but I had a 25% hatch rate with it last time which was a bummer.
I'm getting some rare quail eggs soon and a 12 egg...
This is a very small incubator i intend to use for quail eggs.
It has two thermometers for redundancy insurance in case one goes goofy, one glass and one digital (needs batteries but it works!).
The bottom has a plastic tray for holding water. A hose extends down into the tray so water can be...
Hi everyone I I incubated my eggs at 96.5 by mistake because the temperature is stable and I trust my incubator I never checked it my mistake, humidity 49 to 55 no more no less I candle them on day 26 and they are all alive and moving a lot with the air sack big and the embryo covers almost all...