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  1. P

    Copper black maran eggs not hatching.

    I'm having a problem with my copper black maran eggs not hatching. I run a mixed flock and incubate a few clutches of barnyard mixes every year. I've been doing this for about 4 years now. I run both a cabinet incubator and a table top. Both are at 100F at 50% humidity, bumping to about 65% at...
  2. S

    “Tricks” for early sexing?

    Hey friends! I’ve begun my hatching for the year, and I wanted to try something just for fun! What are your favorite/silliest/most interesting “tricks” for early sexing of chicks? I don’t mean anything tried and true, and I don’t mean once the obvious signs are there, like saddle feathers and...
  3. S

    Blue Ameraucana hen cross Delaware Roo

    Hello all! I am looking to hatch some Blue Am eggs I have a blue Ameraucana hen and a Delaware Roo. Has anyone ever hatched these eggs? Will the Pullets lay blue eggs? Are you able to tell the Pullets from the Roos with this hatching? I’ve never done this before so I’m curious for all the info...
  4. DeviledEggs_xo

    Day 21, Egg crushed and baby still in amniotic fluid, but chirping. What do I do?

    I have a Broody hatching some eggs and when I went outside to check on her and provide her with fresh water, an egg was crushed. This egg was crushed to the point that I could see the baby inside and see the baby still inside the fluid, but I was able to locate the beak. This egg also dealt...
  5. K

    Is there a such thing as “too much candling”

    Is there a such thing as candling too often? We are have some eggs incubating and we are on day 6. Just want to know if there’s a such thing as candling too often? I know that you don’t notice a huge difference within a day, but didn’t know if it “hurts” anything to candle more than just once or...
  6. Indio Gigante Lover

    102 Temp Spike didn't kill Eggs!

    I had a panic attack 3 days ago when my incubator spiked to 102 for about 4-5 hrs. This is my 2nd hatch in new Janoel 24. First was a month ago when house was cool, & that hatch in this incubator went very well. Now its warming up & its at point where it get's a little warm in here in the...
  7. K

    Adding eggs after beginning incubation

    Hi there! I’m a new chicken mama. A month ago, I bought two silkies, 3 jersey giants and 3 cream legbars. They are all thriving and doing wonderful. I’m jumping on the hatching wagon now as well. Today, I picked up 12 eggs to begin incubating. Some Serama/bantam mixes and some colored layers as...
  8. Y

    baby chick stuck to membrane

    I assisted a bantam chick in hatching because I was away from home for a while and the humidity had dropped extremely on day 19 for this chick and it was shrink wrapped so I assisted. I peeled off the shell and left the membrane because it was still attached to the chick. I am aware I could not...
  9. GoosesGeeses

    Quail eggs before hatching...

    I think this is in the right place. My quail recently started laying again. I plan on hatching them when i get 40-50, but that might take a few days, so how do i store the ones i already have? Thanks in advance.
    • GoosesGeeses
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    • hatching quail storing eggs
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    • Forum: Quail
  10. Jaeke320

    Hatch Rate High Temp :(

    I’m bummed:( my Nurture 360 incabator forced air has been reading 99.5 / 50% humidity. Something was telling me to double check and so I put a digital thermometer inside and the reading is 101 temp, with a humidity of 53% We have 8 days left:( Has anyone had a success hatch with a temp this...
  11. The Duck Ladie

    Assisted hatch help needed. Wrong position

    I've been assisting one of my call ducklings that internally pipped. He's doing great. The other two eggs hadn't and as it's day 26 I was afraid they were shrink wrapped. I opened up a hole (they were shrink wrapped) and added coconut oil to soften the membrane. One of them is in the wrong...
  12. TurGoosen

    Goose nest help

    Guys I’m back again with questions about Cheese and her weird nesting habits. So she currently is sitting on her nest at night and in the early mornings and afternoons and is off during midday when it’s the hottest. However I went out tonight and noticed she wasn’t sitting fully on all of the...
    • TurGoosen
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    • eggs goose goose nesting hatching nest nesting behavior
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Geese
  13. B

    Is 66% Humidity okay for lockdown?

    Hello everyone. I’m incubating eggs for the first time ever and my eggs are due to hatch in 2 days. I had put 16 eggs in the incubator. 8 were infertile, 2 were found to be double yolkers (discarded before incubation) and 2 others weirdly passed at day 14 and 16. So I’m left with 5 and the last...
  14. highwinds2c

    Hatched chicks in incubator

    So hatch day has begun and one chick hatched yesterday earlier than the rest ( under 24 hrs as of now) but the other are just beginning to pip yesterday night. How long can I leave the first chick before it will need access to food and water? The incubator is small and I don't want to risk...
    • highwinds2c
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    • hatching incubabtion quail advice
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Quail
  15. S

    Update on School Hatching Experiment in Wisco

    Amazing news! I was able to get eggs and incubators for my experiment. So we set them about 5 or so days ago and we just candled them and all of them are growing! It's been great getting back into the swing of things and just being able to see the growth of these amazing birds. Some of the...
  16. Y

    tiny project

    So a year ago, I bred my kikiriki hen with my silkie rooster and I got one chick which is this rooster. His name is blue and he is half silkie and half kikiriki. As you can see, he has regular feathers like his mom but a comb like his dad, an extra finger on both feet like his dad, and feathered...
  17. A

    Muscovy incubating question! 🙋‍♀️

    Hi! I’m hatching Muscovy eggs for the first time with a borrowed incubator (and it’s been a long while since I’ve done any hatching) and looking for some advice- though I’m sure this is a dumb question I want to make sure I get it right! I found the guide by yinepu when googling and I’ve decided...
    • amhall
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    • ducklings ducks hatching incubating incubating and hatching muscovy muscovy duck muscovy duck eggs
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  18. T

    What would a BCM roo Gold Laced Wyandotte be?

    My wife loves her GLW and we are looking from some breeding options for them. I have a bunch so we were going to split them into groups with different roos 😅 Thanks for any help!
  19. P

    Hatching pekin duck egg day 29

    Hi everyone! Just wanting some advice/ tips I have a pekin duck egg in the incubator at day 29 currently, can see a lot of movement in the egg but not sure if it has internally pipped yet. 38° Celsius and 75% humidity What should I expect in the coming days, and when pipped, when is a good...
  20. D

    Barred gene

    Hello peeps, I have a genetics question. I crossed a blue roo with my olive egger who is half cuckoo maran, therefore she has the barring gene and will give sexed off springs that are barred, only males will be barred. My question is, will all chicks have a dot on the top of the head or only...
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