natural hatching

I have two Pekin ducks, a male and a female Karen and Jaylen Waddles. this is her second attempt at sitting on a clutch. The first attempt was unfortunately destroyed and eaten by some field rats that are no longer in the picture. She is currently on roughly day, 28/29. She was sitting on the...

First time attempt at hatching here! I’ve hadn’t yet considered incubating/hatching eggs then my blue Wyandotte went broody about 4 weeks ago. I let her sit on 4 of our magpie duck eggs since we have male and female ducks. She’s been so dedicated and such a good broody hen so far. I’ve...

She started with 12 eggs, then the numbers began to dwindle. At first I thought it was rats--it can't be snakes because the nights have been in the 30's or even 20's too often. Then I decided she was eating her own eggs. I was furious. Furious!!!!! How can this be happening? After doing a...

I noticed an egg outside of Mama Muscovy Duck's nest yesterday so assumed maybe it wasn't viable. I left it where it was with the idea of disposing of it next time she was off nest. I ran an errand today and when I can home the egg was gone.I live in FL and the weather has been warm and dry. Is...

Hi BYCM! I'm looking to gain as much knowledge as i can about hatching chicks, I'm not sure if theres a word for it but im interested in letting a broody hen do it. I dont know how to set her up or what exatcly is my role but id love to hear your stories in hopes of doing it properly and knowing...

I have a couple of ducks that are ready to lay eggs. I want them to lay on their eggs and hatch them naturally. My ducks lay their eggs everywhere and I want to know if I can gather them up and put them in a nesting box for her? Will she lay on them? I also want to know that if she does start...

WE HAVE DOMESTICATED MUSCOVY DUCKLINGS FOR SALE. NOT SEXED ONLY STRAIGHT RUN. NO WHITE OR BROWN DUCKLINGS FOR SALE IN THIS BATCH. THEY ARE BLACK WITH WHITE/YELLOW. HATCHED NATURALLY BY DUCKS NOT INCUBATED. They are from a few ducks but I did chose only one of the mothers to raise them...

Hi everyone! Iv'e been researching and haven't found anything. My question is, how does a hen incubate? How do they keep temp and humidity? How long do they leave the eggs to eat or walk? How cold do the eggs then get? Does she sit on them while hatching too?? Most importantly... HOW DO THEY DO...

We are a 4-H club in Uncasville, CT, USA. We were gifted with two pair of Sebastopol geese last fall and would like to have our geese hatch the eggs naturally. At night the geese are kept in a 10 X 10' horse stall in my barn. We built two side by side nesting boxes which are along one side of...

Hi i'm planning on doing a natural incubation that is if one of my hens go broody and the egg is fertilized and i am asking for any advice or tips.

First and foremost, I would like to welcome you to Natural Hatching- A Broody Thread. Here you may chat about anything (or I guess, anyone) broody. Whether they're ducks, geese, or even pigeons (don't forget about the chickens!) post pictures, stories, or you breeding plan of action. Yes, I...

I bought some hens a couple months ago that we're all supposed to be layers. Well, one turned out to be a rooster. Now over the last week one of my hens won't come off the nesting box. She has become aggressive and really wants to keep her eggs. I'm thinking of letting her hatch them. What do I...

I live in So.California and have been raising chickens in a rural city for the past two years.I started buying day old chicks from our local feed store. I currently have 17 hens an 3 roosters of various breeds and truly enjoy them and their different egg colors, learning from them through daily...