#eggs

  1. R

    Dioxins in soil enough to have a negative effect on human health through eggs?

    Hi, we got chickens this year and we are in a rental house. We recently found out that 7 years ago a chemical plant exploded and possibly released dioxins onto our property. Our chickens are free range on this property. Do y’all think that there could be enough dioxins to transfer to the eggs...
  2. V

    Is this fertilized? Do i have a secret rooster?

    My chickens fairly recently started laying. They all just turned 6 months old and five are laying (there are 16). Recently, when i crack eggs they look different like they could be fertilized? I will post a picture. There has been no crowing and no chickens that grow up faster/look any different...
  3. M

    help my duck hasn't pipped on day 30

    it hasn't pipped but sometimes it moves and wobbles the egg a bit. i also torched it and cant see anything in a nearly pitch dark room. should i barely crack the egg to help it a little???
  4. Bkrog

    Incubator Got Mites It,

    So I have 3 eggs that are about to hatch today. They were under a broody hen, but she got sick so I had to withdraw them from her & put them in an incubator. Here’s my dilemma, I was given a bad batch of eggs that infested my incubator with mites a few weeks ago. I took it apart throughly...
  5. K

    Dry hatching

    Hey guys I heard dry hatching has more of a success rate? Is this true? I am trying dry hatching for the first time, and I’m just asking if yall could tell me about your experiences with dry hatching and if yall like it better or not. (Maybe leave tips if wanted)
  6. 4

    Egg stuck to chicken

    My chicken s'mores was brooding when I'm assuming her egg got crushed by something because there is eggshells and egg yolk stuck to her fur and feathers that won't detach, help to remove it?
  7. Astrohens

    Day 23 and no signs of internal pipping

    Hi there! I am a first time hatcher and I have four fertile silver-laced wyandotte eggs that haven't hatched on day 21. I am using two broody hens to hatch them and have been trying not to touch the eggs as much as possible to increase the chance of them hatching. i’ve heard that it’s normal...
  8. Astrohens

    First Time Chicken Hatcher!! Need Advice for Raising Chicks With Broody Hens

    Hi there! I’m a first time chicken hatcher who is hatching four eggs across two broodies. They are due to hatch TODAY, so is there any tips and/or do or don’ts when hatching and raising chickens? Also, if there are any recommended chick feed that is available in Australia, please let me know. We...
    • Astrohens
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    • #broody #broodyhatch #chicks #eggs #first time hatcher #first time hatching #plymouth rock #taming #tips #urgent
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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  10. K

    Will the chicks lay blue eggs?

    Hello! just wondering, I have a blue egg laying breed (devon blue rooster) and pekin Bantam pullets, will the chicks lay blue or brown eggs and if so what will be the overall egg production per year and egg size?
  11. A

    Candling duck eggs day 2-28

    1/23/2023 Day 2 The yolk is darker and the germinal disc grows 1/24/2023 Day 3 I can see a little dot! That is where the heart is starting to develop 1/25/2023 Early day 4 You can now see more clear development! I will post another update tonight 1/25/2023 Late day 4 Spider veins are visible...
  12. Stellasmomma

    Laying ages

    Hello! I was curious at what age to chickens slow or stop laying? At what age are laying hens considered old? My oldest hens are 4 and they have slowed down in laying even this past summer they do not lay as much as they used to. My husband said its because they are older now and we need to get...
  13. M

    A question about eggs

    I had someone check my quails sex a month ago and she said all 5 of them are female(Though I have my doubts because she isn’t a professional). They started laying eggs 1-2 weeks ago and after that for 3 days I would always find 1 or 2 eggs in their dust bath. Though after that they stopped...
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    My beautiful chicken eggs! Spring is finally here!!!
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  15. Incubating eggs to hatch females

    Incubating eggs to hatch females

    I have a different method that may help you hatch more female hands then roosters. I'm not an expert but thankfully I'm not a beginner and this has worked for me. Keep the temperature inside the incubator between 99.2 Fahrenheit to 99.4 Fahrenheit try to keep it far away 101-4 because you are...
  16. L

    NEED INCUBATOR ASAP

    NEED HELP WITH CHRISTMAS GIFT! Y’all, I kinda goofed. I just purchased 2 dozen eggs as a gift for my mother, they’ve not been sent out yet. Just got informed that someone else got her a dozen eggs as well! 😬 I need another incubator ASAP. We’ve purchased new ones, bad luck. Does anyone have a...
  17. Keziah

    Where to put my incubator

    Hi everyone! 👋 I just bought an incubator last night from my local TSC, and I have no idea where to put it! My living room and kitchen is attached and there are lots of windows that light up my space. It is a very small house with no basement or spare bedroom, so I don't really have an area...
    • Keziah
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    • #chick #eggs #fertileeggs #hatch #hatching #hatchingeggs #help #incubation #incubator #tipsandtricks
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  18. L

    Fertilized Eggs?

    Hey everyone, I have one Rhode Island Red hen and two Crévecœurs one of which is a rooster (they are separated from my other hens as of now). My RIR hen just started laying eggs at about 6 months old all of them are the same age btw. My parents have told me we canNOT have anymore chicks (I...
  19. EasterChickens

    EMERGENCY!! Chicken's eggs ALL broken by skunk or what predator??!!

    Hello everyone, I have been seeing some broken chicken eggs outside & inside the nest boxes for the past 2 weeks or so. I didn't think it was serious until I had enough of all the broken chicken eggs I saw. I usually collect my chicken eggs daily, but sometimes if I do forget, 1 skunk (I think)...
  20. demonic

    How many nesting boxes are suitable for this amount of birds?

    I currently have 3 hens and 3 nesting boxes. 1 is recovering from worms and still isn’t laying yet and the other 2 lay in seperate nesting boxes. However, I have 10 ISA brown chicks still in the brooder who are around 6 weeks (I know it’s time for them to start going out but I’m postponing it...
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