Just ordered incubator!!!

[grasspack]

Hello,

I just placed an order for my first incubator....I am very excited. I ordered A Brinsea Octogon 20 Advance. Not sure how long it will take to get here.

Can someone point me in the right direction for some links on how to incubate? I have duck, goose, and chicken eggs here on the farm. I am assuming I should probably start with chicken. Are they the easiest? How many days can I collect eggs before they go into the incubator?

Thanks everyone. I appreciate it.

Alice
NH

 

[seminolewind]

If you use the "advance search" at the top, you can get answers to every question you have. Congrats on becomming a member of the hatchaholic club!

 

[peepblessed]

Hello,

I just placed an order for my first incubator....I am very excited. I ordered A Brinsea Octogon 20 Advance. Not sure how long it will take to get here.

Can someone point me in the right direction for some links on how to incubate? I have duck, goose, and chicken eggs here on the farm. I am assuming I should probably start with chicken. Are they the easiest? How many days can I collect eggs before they go into the incubator?

Thanks everyone. I appreciate it.

Alice
NH

Congrats, you're in for some wonderful yet stressful days! My first incubation was duck eggs and I had a marvelous hatch. It's been many years ago but I remember we had to spray the eggs with water every so often. Here are some great articles on hatching. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-and-raising-chicks

 

[weimarmama]

Congratulations on your first incubator! It's so much fun hatching out eggs, but very addictive, too

Ducks are the easiest for me to hatch out and my favorites too, but I started with chickens first to learn all about incubating. You can also look at the stickies for this section: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...hing-eggs-important-topic-index-please-review