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Ducky had started to externally pip 24+ hrs ago and made some holes! When i could finally see his beak through the hole i noticed the membrane still covering most of it. I decided to peel back more of the shell and use a wet Q Tip to damp the membrane and move it so the duckling could breathe...

Do these eggs look fertile? It’s been a while since I’ve had a rooster and have seen fertile eggs. We got a rooster about 2 weeks ago, but I have only seen him mate maybe one or two of my hens in the 2 weeks he’s been here. Of course I’m not out there all the time, so hopefully he is doing his...

I got an incubator to hatch out my Jersey Giant eggs. First time using an incubator. Out of 11 eggs 6 seem to not be doing anything (maybe infertile). 4 we’re developing then all the blood vessels seemed to detach and pool in the same spot. And one is maybe coming along properly. I have pictures...

I know the chances of this working is very very low but its an exciting and fun little experiment! I am currently in Denmark and bought some organic free range chicken eggs. There are 6 and they were refrigerated so this should be interesting! Right now I have them sitting to reach about room...

So previously i’ve posted about my first time hatching ducks. When i posted the photos of my duck eggs i was told that only one of them was fertile. I cracked the eggs (exept for the one i was told is fertile) and yep, no baby. So it’s day 29 of this fertile egg being in the incubator. We can’t...

June 23rd I was walking through a forested area which is homed to a lot of ducks and geese. After walking for some time, I look and notice I’m about to step on this random duck egg in the walking trail. I picked it up and it was cool to the touch so I immediately held it for about an hour for...

I have never incubates eggs before, let alone duck eggs, but i am currently incubating my khaki cambells eggs that i presume were fertilised since my male was very active. it’s day 13 of incubation and as much research as i’ve done i’d like if someone could confirm for me that they’re viable...

Hey there! I have to lock down my incubator soon and I wanted to know how to go about lockdown. My incubator has a little slot on the inside where you put a sponge for the humidity. This means you have to open the lid to insert it. How do I go about this during lockdown? Do I just quickly open...

How long do you give eggs to hatch? 🤔 On April 6th, I found a secret nest under one of our mowers. There were nine eggs that were "good", I candled them & saw something in most of them... so I put them in our incubator. Fast forward to April 26th. I hadn't forgot about the eggs (I've been...

Hello all! I have 4 beautiful Pilgrim geese, nd this is their first year laying. They started about 9 days ago. I have a serious difference in egg size between them and I'm worried about incubating the smaller eggs. When I originally hatched my 4 girls, their eggs were larger like the ones in...

What do you generally try to keep your humidity at? What is your average hatch rate?

I started with 30 eggs & after removing the yolkers & quitters I am on day 15 with 21 eggs growing. I’ve had humidity pretty high during first several days due to large saddled air sacs in several of these shipped eggs and they have been growing well. Now that we are in day 15 I’ve brought down...

So I rigged up an incubator using a heating pad in a plastic tote lined with hoodie and potty pad for insulation and have been hand turning multiple times a day. about 60-70 percent of eggs seem good at this point. My PROBLEM is lockdown...I worry the eggs may overheat on one side from not...

Hi there, I’m hatching a few Muscovy Eggs. Currently have 6 going but I’ll only need about 4, I’ve been wondering to what point it is humane that I dispose of any extra unwanted eggs if too many develop? I read it’s up until 80% of growth, on what day of incubation will they be 80%? I would hate...

EDIT: Thank you all for your responses! I didn’t really know how controversial this would be, but I’m glad to hear your opinions. I understand all your concerns and I will not go ahead because I can see the overwhelming opinion is that they might not be happy. If anyone does have suggestions for...

Hello! This little duckling has been in the incubator for 21 days but I’m worried about the size of the air sac. It’s my first time hatching eggs and it will be my first hatching - any advise on if this is too small and what I can do? Thanks!

Hey, we recently hatched out a batch of quails in two incubators. It was around 60 eggs and only 25 hatchings, we had a few casualties along the way. The chicks are about 3 days old and we have noticed one particularly wobbly, he has 0 coordination and doesn't walk. His legs seem perfectly fine...

Looking for a quality QUIET(no humming or ticking) incubator that can hold at least 20 eggs. Any suggestions?

Hey guys! Hope you’ve all been well and had great Xmas/New Years! Now is my fave time of year because of EMUUU season! Yay! :yesss: Does anyone have any recommendations for some LOW-BUDGET incubators (around £250 max!) as much as I drool over the Brinsea Ova-Easy’s, £700+ is maybe a lil bit too...

Omg. Day 32. Had given up hope. Thought I heard tiny chirping yesterday...today I saw piping and slightly louder chirping. YAY...