Hi.. I'm Jo from South Wales UK.. I'm VERY new to this but have done lots of reading. I ordered an incubator, 6 magpie duck eggs and chick crumb along with a brooding box... I thought they would all come together.. Or even the incubator first... But I've just received the eggs.. Like now.. What am I going to do until the incubator arrives? Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance xx
Hi Jo from Yorkshire UK Glad you could join the flock! You will need to store these eggs untill your incubator arrives. Store them in the cartons pointy end down some where cool but not the fridge. When your incubator arrives you will need to run it for at least 24 hours to make sure it's up to temp and humidity is ok before setting the eggs. Hopefully the delay should not affect the eggs. Check out this link for some great information on incubating https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 Good luck and hope you enjoy BYC
Welcome! I'm glad you joined our BYC "flock"! You've received some good advice from Yorkshire Coop. Ideally, you want to store the eggs in a place between 50 and 60 degrees F. Hopefully, your incubator arrives soon!
Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help. I've never incubated so I'm not much help.
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments and advice.. I'm stressing cos my incubator hasn't come.. I have had a look but please could someone help me with where I could actually go myself today or even Monday and go and just buy a fully automatic incubator from a shop or supplier or something asap.. My postis NP22 4BT thank you again you wonderful lot! Xx
Hello there and welcome to BYC! Keep your eggs stored in an egg carton with the big end up, in a place that is 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Give them a twist a couple times a day to keep the yolk centered. You might want to stop by the UK thread and do some chatting with your chicken neighbors on this. Maybe someone can direct you to finding an incubator soon...https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/74004/england-uk You can also ask around at feed stores or find someone on line that will ship quick. Look at our Buy Sell and Trade section in the Everything Else section as well....https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/19/everything-else Good luck and I hope you can locate an incubator soon!!