Arkansas folks speak up.........

[HallFamilyFarm]

Oh, start with cheap local fertile eggs. You would not want to start with shipped expensive eggs and any mistakes the first time.

 

[rayray983]

those are my duck eggs on top just there till I get temps stabilized in second incubator

 

[rayray983]

I agree with hall family farm start with cheap local eggs or your own I still Havant done shipped eggs kind of scared of them

 

[rayray983]

I have a lg and I've only had temp issues once but figured out what happened and it was my fault :-( left a 13 yo in charge of the incubator and she thoughtv99.5 was to low since she read online about 101 she turned the knob and went to be got home next morning to temps being 109 rule of thumb don't trust a teen when mid incubating

 

[chickensnewtome]

I have this foam incubator I think its a little giant or something. I have tried duck eggs, guinea eggs from a feed store, and shipped bantam eggs. Got a little fertilization and veining on the shipped bantam eggs and then all of a sudden on day 15 they all died!

 

[rayray983]

I have this foam incubator I think its a little giant or something. I have tried duck eggs, guinea eggs from a feed store, and shipped bantam eggs. Got a little fertilization and veining on the shipped bantam eggs and then all of a sudden on day 15 they all died!

look up little giant tips and tricks thread its amazing with lots of use full info

 

[chickensnewtome]

lol I tried it, just not for me!

So chicken math has hit my husband! He just went to Clinton and they have Black australorps and Silver Wyandottes, so He calls me and states: Baby I think we can handle some more chickens and baby ducks don't you?

Mind you we have 13 chicks in a brooder 10 full grown chickens 4 pekin ducks and 4 rabbitts!!

 

[Ozarkguy]

Check out the January Incubation Seminar with Dr. Kieth Bramwell. Then buy a Genesis Hovabator incubator. All you do is fill the water trough in the middle, set the eggs in the turner and wait till they hatch! http://vimeo.com/40180319 1588 Genesis Hova-Bator

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During incubation, eggs must be turned several times a day to prevent the yolk from settling on one side and to exercise the embryo. Turning the eggs by hand is the most time demanding and time consuming part of egg incubation. Specifications: Turner holds a total of six egg racks. Each Universal Egg Rack holds eggs any size from a partridge egg up to duck eggs (total 41 eggs per turner). 15'' x 15'' x 3'', 110 Volt AC (220 Volt available for export). CAN BE USED WITH ALL HOVA-BATOR INCUBATORS. Price $51.98

Thanks for posting the link it was very informative.

 

[nayeli]

@Rayray sounds fun! Ozark guy had a hatch! @Ozarkguy we would love to see your new additions!

 

[rayray983]

Candled duck eggs tonight and I seen a red dot in center of yolk on the 8 eggs in incubator so excited a lil over 3 more week and I'll have ducklings hatched from my own welsh Harlequin ducks!!!