I have received beautiful Ancona eggs that were very lovingly and safely packed for shipment to us. They arrived at our post office yesterday and I have had them setting in their carton on the counter to acclimate to room temp. I have candled them and all the air cells are in the correct...
Hi my Silkie Eggs are on Day 16 in the incubator. When I candled the eggs I could Not see veins and the majority of the egg is very dark. I do see an air cell too. Is this normal?
Hi so I took some pictures of my eggs being candled. Could you tell me if they are looking good. Is the air sack to big or perfect. picture with 2 eggs in the one on the left was day 1 then egg on right is day 2 then egg alone is day 3. Yes I know candeling them everyday is bad I am aware. I'm...
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I'll be incubating my first batch of shipped eggs soon and have been reading about different procedures people use for them. I have seen a few people mention letting them set longer and, once they are in the incubator, NOT turning them for the first week. The explanation for this was...
Hello all! This is my first time trying to hatch a clutch of chicken eggs. I believe they are bantam-mix.
The first two eggs the hen laid were on the same day, and are set to go into lockdown on August 2nd. My question was, how do I keep turning the other eggs that aren't ready for lockdown...
After a disappointing hatch where 100% of the only local eggs available turned up clear, a wonderful person offered to ship me eggs in exchange for good record keeping on a custom mix they were trying to develop and reimbursiment of the postage. And with that, I started my first foray into...