day 18

  1. BantamAshley

    Hatching saddled air sacs - upright vs. on side

    Q: Is it best to HATCH eggs with attached, though saddle shaped air sacs on their sides, or upright in egg cartons? Pros and cons of each? I am on day 18 of incubating 5 bantam eggs. All eggs are thriving well, though 5/5 eggs have fairly severely shaped, though normal sized saddle shaped air...
  2. A

    How to decrease humidity in incubator?

    This is my 3rd time incubating eggs . First time was a success, second one was a fail due to humidity. Today is day 18 and "lockdown day". I added water to the first and second trough as the incubator manual suggests. Now im scared the humidity is too high and the temp is too low. The temp is...
  3. R

    Please help/advise fox killed mother hen, 2 eggs on day 18.

    I'm crushed to say that our sweet broody hen was killed by a fox today. She was at the very tail end of sitting on 5 eggs, 3 hatched two days ago and the two remaining eggs are on approximately day 18/19. I was gone when the attack occurred, the three babies made it out alright but the two...
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