incubating eggs

[chickens it is]

I want to start incubating chicken eggs. I have never done it before. any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

I also have never done it but here are some great links to check out.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-and-raising-chicks
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-just-21-days-from-egg-to-chicken

Best of luck!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! You might like to check out the BYC Learning Center section on Incubating Eggs https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-and-raising-chicks this is a wonderful article from there that covers about everything https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 and the Incubating and Hatching Eggs forum also has lots of nice threads you might find helpful or if you have any specific questions https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. Mountain Peeps and Kelsie2290 have given you some great links. I can tell you from experience, be sure and use an incubator with an air circulating fan and an automatic egg turner. Even the inexpensive styrofoam incubators I've used have given me a good hatch rate when I've had both of those in the incubator. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your hatches.

 

[chad e]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[BantamLover21]

Glad you joined us!

You've been given some good links/advice already. Good luck with future incubations!

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

We're glad to have you.

I hope you have a good time incubating!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Incubating eggs is fun. The first time around you may not be as successful as you had hoped as things can and do go wrong. Use that first hatch as a learning experience. But once you get the hang of it, it can be a very rewarding way to raise chickens!

Enjoy all your hatching adventures and welcome to our flock!

 

[liz9910]