hatching and incubating

  1. Teepea

    Home made incubator?

    So I have a mini incubator but this year it couldn’t fit all my goose eggs the way it usually does ( she laid too many). So I’ve taken a Polystyrene box and cut a hole In its lid, attaching the mini incubator motor to it. I’ve put the temperature up to 37.8 degrees Celsius to compensate for it...
  2. J

    Pipped in middle, zipped and stopped

    Help! My first batch and this little chick pipped 24 hours ago, on day 23 we think, but we did have a problem with the incubator in the first 2 days so it might be day 21 officially.... It pipped in the middle, then zipped, a little bit further round. It's now been sat with this hole which was...
  3. KadeSilkies21

    Egg Lockdown Preperation?

    Hey all, since i joined BYC last year, i've hatched plenty of eggs. I incubated 'em all in my self-turning tray incubator, and when going into lockdown on the last few days, I would make sure the humidity and all that is right, then leave them alone till hatching. Recently i read an article...
  4. BamburghFarms

    Farm Innovators Pro Series Digital Incubator Model 4250 Questions...

    Hello Friends!! I recently got an incubator from a guy down the road and I have some questions!! Any help at all is appreciated as this will be my first time trying to hatch chicks!! It is a Farm Innovators Pro Series Digital Incubator Model 4250. It did not come with the two red vent plugs. Can...
  5. Pugsabi

    First Hatching Experience. Serama and Japanese Bantam.

    Thank you so much @RainForestBird ! My shipped eggs arrived today. They were packaged beautifully. Unfortunately, USPS not only took them on a scenic route, but they also bounced them about a bit. Even though they only had to cross one state line, it took them four days to get here. They were...
  6. Pugsabi

    Sale on Brinsea Mini II advance on Amazon!

    Amazon is selling this kit for $176.68 while normally it goes for $439.99. This chick incubation kit consists of: “The Egg Story" Lesson Plan manual on CD-ROM, Mini II Advance digital incubator with fully automatic egg turning and auto stop feature (capacity 7 hen eggs or 14 quail eggs with...
  7. P

    This is going to turn out badly, isn't it? [Egg hatching]

    First of all, let me start by apologizing for this really long post... I'm a first-time egg-anything hatcher. Never hatched an egg in my life, and never been around hatching eggs. I've only dealt with pre-hatched chicks that Tractor Supply sometimes sells in the late spring. So I've done some...
    • Pandapop
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    • button quail hatching and incubating
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    • Forum: Quail
  8. Steve the Shoe

    Incubator strike out

    What Do you THINK? Please HELP Lil frustrated.. trying to hatch chickens only 1 in first 0 in last 2 batches Should I disinfect eggs my 2nd. Batch had C poop on some eggs that I scraped off Here's a pic of my incubator, I really think I've got temp a humidity right I haven't candled or...
  9. BugBittenAnkles

    Late Hatchers from Brooding Hen, Help!

    Hello, I'm a new owner to chickens and I'm in need of SERIOUS help. My family wasn't the most careful with keeping track of eggs and we found out that one of our hens had hidden away a whole batch to brood on (a whopping 10 eggs!). We felt terrible trying to take them away from her but assumed...
  10. Trinitydraco

    Lockdown confusion! Help!

    So this is my first time hatching eggs and I thought I understood what lockdown meant but now I am really confused and it's kinda important because I am in lockdown! So I am seeing all these posts about internal pips and candling air sacks and it's all after day 18. Soooo I thought lockdown...
  11. Beaglemomof5

    We have babies!!!

    We were beginning to think we’d messed up somewhere along the way, but our baby quail finally started hatching early this morning!!! This is our first attempt at incubating & it is SO exciting!!! Can’t wait to get my hands on the little things!! My husband is keeping me informed at work as the...
  12. Trinitydraco

    HELP cracked egg on day 18!

    It's day 18 and my incubator got knocked and 2 eggs smacked into each other! They both cracked but are intact. Is there still a chance they could survive? Should I take them out or leave them in?!
  13. PortlandHen

    Hatching Silkie Eggs w/Easter Eggers? Hatch time under broody hens?

    Hello, My two bantam Cochin frizzle serama sisters are broody (again/as usual) and we are popping fertile eggs under them. My friend gave me a few of her fertile Easter egger eggs and I had some silkie eggs sent to me. I’ve just read there may be a difference in hatch time for the silkies. 21...
  14. Dec1an

    Help needed! Chick pipped but not hatching!!

    After some advice Have hatched plenty of chicks before but this egg is being very stubborn! The chick has pipped, I can see the beak but there has been no progress over at least 48-72 hours. BUT there is still blood in the membrane. I’m guessing it’s a waiting game but just wanted to know if...
  15. Brittwearsboots

    Another rookie question.

    Can you wait a day or so to take the auto turner out if your eggs are a couple days apart?
  16. Kenny_

    Hatching/Hatcher Issues

    Hello I've been using my GQF Hovabator that has been doing excellently for the first 18 days and then moving the eggs to my r-Com MX50 for hatching since it's easiest to clean/sanitize and also easiest to maintain a set humidity. Here is my issue: I'm having a rising number of dead in shells...
  17. aprildawn9

    Eggs developed, not hatching

    Hi there, I'm having some issues hatching some eggs. I have a silver pencilled wyandotte pair. I have seen him mount her, and she is missing quite a few feathers on her back from breeding. I'm collecting an egg a day from her and it seems as though the majority are developing but not...
  18. pragmatist712

    Hatching EE's & Silkies (Blk and Wht)

    I haven't hatched eggs in several years and had gotten rid of my styrofoam incubator. So, I bought this one: Magicincubator by pragmatist712 posted May 27, 2018 at 7:57 PM I ordered eggs from Dunlap Hatchery which I haven't ordered from before. Eggs are 4 EE (olive colored standard size -...
  19. SkyBlueEmu

    Hatching and Incubating Geese Questions

    I have a total of 9 geese eggs in a styrofoam incubator and today is the 20th day they have all been in the incubator, but the person I got the eggs from gave me 6 of the eggs and said a goose had been sitting on them for around 4-6 days. The person did not want any more geese so I immediately...
    • SkyBlueEmu
    • Thread
    • candling eggs geese goose gosling goslings hatching hatching and incubating
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
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