#hatching

Hello, Im the proud owner of a hybrid chinese x canada goose (whom i hot from a farm as a egg & have confirmed to be legal). After a LOOOONG search and wait i am finally getting some Canada Goose eggs from a legal breeder. Now, with all the effort & $ i have put into finding these guys, i am...

When should I buy and hatch eggs? I'm in northern PA so winter is cold. I have a lot of space inside and could put them in one of the guest rooms in my basement. If I want the to lay sometime in the spring should I start now?

So maybe two weeks ago, I hatched out my first duckling. I usually purchase my ducklings from hatcheries, but my first duckling successfully hatched, after many failed attempts. See, my breeding drake has very strong genes, which In this case, isn’t a good thing. He’s had leg problems ever since...

I live in the north east of the United States and you wouldn’t think it, but it gets REALLY HOT here in the summer. Almost everyday is in the 90’s or the mid 80’s. Last mo two of my khaki Campbell ducks went broody and sat on two fertile eggs. Unfortunately none hatched. This month one of my...

So, I have multiple khaki Campbell’s and Pekin ducks and two of mine have recently mated. Astonishingly one of my Khaki Campbell ducks, Val, became broody almost twice in one month, as before she was less attentive to the nest than her girlfriend Carol. Last month when they were broody they were...

So we had a rooster who was half lavender Orpington & half Cinnamon Queen. I have a hen sitting on 7 eggs he fertilized, the breeds are ISA, Leghorn, and half black orpington (also had a lavender dad). I’m curious what others think could be our outcome. I find genetics in chickens fascinating...

So this egg has been like this for almost 36 hours now (duck eggs) and I've heard yes and no answers to helping. It looks like the membrane is dry (it's a yellowish color) and it has broken through, but it hasn't made any progress at this point. Should I assist even a little? If so how?

Hello all, I had to heavily assist this Coturnix Quail chick in hatching, and now I see why. Her poor little leg is jutting out at an unnatural angle, and I suspect it’s dislocated. I do have access to veterinarians, as I work with them, however none of them deal with poultry. So I feel like...

Hey so we're incubating eggs that came from a khaki Campbell duck and an Indian Runner drake. Does anyone know what their behaviors and appearance will look like once they're older? I had a Khaki Runners duckling awhile ago but he didn't live past 5 days. so I have no idea what they look like

Chick just hatched and looked healthy during the hatching period but came out with some yellow goop. I’m not sure if it has yolk sac infection or not and have no clue what to do to help.

A question for anyone out there breeding rare or threatened breeds off of the Livestock Conservancy list... What constitutes a good breeding program? I understand that depending on the breed there will be limited genetics to work with. That can lead to some quirks and deformities; there may be...

Hi! Okay, so, momma mallard nested for the 2nd time in our front flower bed, and laid 8 eggs. Something got into the nest overnight and scared the mother duck away, leaving 3 eggs. She hadn't returned by dusk, so I put together a diy incubator to see if I could rescue the little guys. They...

So our chicks are hatching and I must say that I am way happy . Our first hatchling has been named by Mrs. Claus. Clark, as in Clark Kent... This chick pipped and zipped like he had downed 3 5 hr energy drinks! The gray down head in the bottom left. He was alone for about 2hrs and then they...

I have just put my eggs into lock down, all 40. The eggs have been incubating in my home made unit. Now I'm a little concerned that they will have trouble getting out of their shells. The 2nd pic below is how they were set up during the first 18 days, and the 1st is how I set them for hatching...

A SILKIE IS HATCHING I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD LET IT HATCH INSIDE THE INCUBATOR OR TAKE IT OUT PLEASE HELP!