lockdown

This is my first ever batch that I’m incubating. I have 10 Rouhen duck eggs at day 26. I had 3 pip yesterday!! I am concerned about the humidity....

one of our guinea hens was scared off her nest by a wild animal or dog. she had put herself in a pretty nice hiding spot, so we decided to let...

Hello all, So I have eggs in an incubator in my classroom right now. I set 8 this past Wednesday and 5 more on Thursday (I know it's not ideal,...

Hi! My 11-year-old daughter and I are new and posting together here as we try for the first time to hatch Rouen ducklings! We are using a Genesis...

I set 6 eggs on March 25th and all 6 of my babies made it to lockdown! :wee Now the hard part begins...I’ve gotten so addicted to candling and...

I'm on day 26 of incubation. And I'm going crazy! I see no movement and hear nothing. Is it normal for the eggs to not be moving at this point? I...

Hey all. I'm impatiently awaiting my Ancona ducklings to hatch. I've raised chickens in the past but am new to the duck adventure. Especially new...

Hi, this is my first incubation. I didn't realize I was supposed to put a nonslip surface in the incubator. I raised humidity yesterday for...

I've been reading all the articles on incubating eggs. Today marks DAY 18! It said, "lay the eggs on their sides and position the lowest part of...

Hi, So I am on day 14 of incubation currently so not long left now it's my first time incubating silkies so I am full of questions haha. I have...

I have to put my first batch of eggs on lockdown is it OK if I don't turn my other 5-7 day old eggs for 2 days or only turn them 1 time a day??

I am so excited my eggs are hatching in 6 days :love:love but I also have 16 5 day old eggs in the same incubator. During lockdown can I still...

I went to set my eggs for lockdown, carefully candeling each, one marking the air sack, adjusting the humidity on my incubator, and putting a...

So today is day 22 of my chicks incubating I have candeled as they are late (I know I shouldn’t) but the air sacs look really small and I’m not...

[ATTACH] Q: Is it best to HATCH eggs with attached, though saddle shaped air sacs on their sides, or upright in egg cartons? Pros and cons of...

I’m a bit confused with dates now. I read two different things. Some say day 1 is the day you put your eggs in the incubator and some say you...

hi! So my 3 eggs that seem to have been growing are at day 19 now, almost at the end of the day. I haven’t noticed any movement or shell cracking...

Hi there! Tomorrow is day 21! So excited. I live in an old farmhouse and run 2 woodstoves but with the current cold snap we’ve been running the...

So I have 6 eggs in the incubator, and I put them in lockdown yesterday but I fear I may have turned the humidity too high - 70-80 (In my defense...

So I have 6 RIR eggs in a small table top, relatively cheap incubator (I have to turn and monitor humidity/temp myself - no biggie), but since I...