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  1. Timbers Happy Hens

    Dead egg on hatch day?

    I have an egg from a batch of 6 that hasn’t hatched yet. All the other eggs finished yesterday and I’m just wondering if this one isn’t alive anymore. I finally decided to candle it this morning to check for movement and didn’t see anything. Any thoughts on if I should just call it quits or give...
  2. jahliciyaadaddy

    DIY incubator ?

    Any good suggestions on diy incubators an things that are needed ?
  3. thoeffel1994

    Have any of you ever had khaki Campbell x Muscovy crosses? How common is it? What did they look like?

    How common is it for Muscovies and Mallard-derived breeds to cross? Is it less likely to happen if there is a muscovy drake around? I did not separate my muscovy duck from the khaki Campbell drake, I don't think the drake would have bred her because for whatever reason the Muscovies sort of...
    • thoeffel1994
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    • campbell duck ducklings egg hybrid incubate khaki muscovy nest
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. G

    HELP, WHAT CAN I DO!! HATCHING ONE SILVER APPLEYARD!

    My orpington went broody while i was out of town, my chicken baby sitter let her sit on eggs so when we got back into town we were gonna let her hatch them out. She left nest for 2days straight all were dead except one duck egg. I decided to incubate it, it externally pipped 2 days ago and...
  5. R

    Will my button quail hatch her eggs?

    Is it normal for her to lay eggs wherever and just ignore them? Will she gather the eggs when she's ready to incubate? How many eggs will she lay before sitting on them? Right now she has five eggs in the enclosure, just ignoring then. The enclosure is decently sized and they have a sort of arch...
  6. Z

    Creative uses for the incubator

    Has anyone tried using their incubator to ferment things (yogurt, etc.) in, or as a dehydrator? I'm testing out using my spare incubator (50-60 egg capacity) to make natto black beans in one container, and wildly fermented black beans in the second one (see pics). I'm curious if anyone else has...
  7. J

    Urgent! Day 29 no pipping

    So it's day 29...no rocking, no pipping, nothing. The second day of incubation the plug came out so they cooled and we started again on day 3. Could this mean the eggs will just take longer to hatch? Or have my baby duckies died?
    • Joy88
    • Thread
    • duck incubabtion incubate pip
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. J

    Cross breed hatching

    My neighbor gave me these eggs to incubate. She labelled them above. The roo is a Blue Cochin. Does anyone have any idea what these crosses may look like? The 3 I have marked don't look to be viable, but I'm keeping them in for the next week to be 100% sure.
  9. F

    1502 Sportsman Incubator not keeping high humidity

    So I bought the 1502 sportsman incubator a few weeks ago and I have guineas hatching right now. Keeping the humidity up has been a constant struggle, once I finally get it up it goes right back down. My Guinea keets are pretty much all stuck inside the egg due to low humidity and I’m having to...
    • Fowl0909
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    • gqf sportsman 1502 humidity control humidity help humidity issues incubate incubation incubation and humidity incubator advice incubator chicks lockdown sportsman 1502
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  10. S

    HELP fire in incubator and brooder room, filled with smoke

    I'm new, so I'm hoping I posted this in the right forum. A couple of hours ago our heat lamp caught on fire and exploded, over our 4 newborn chicks. One died, but the other three appear to be fine. I put the fire out as quickly as I could but there was a ton of smoke. I took the chicks out of...
  11. Diveks

    How long do eggs stay fertile without a rooster?

    So a few days ago we unfortunately lost our rooster. We are not quite sure what happened as he was acting perfectly fine, when checking in the afternoon, we found him dead on top of the eggs. He was the best rooster we’ve ever had and we are not quite sure what happened. Well I would love to...
  12. lmadeline146

    Eggs Hatching on Different Days

    We just got a NR 360 incubator and before I start incubating eggs, I’m trying to plan everything out. My hens are laying 6-7 eggs a day right now and I’m trying to incubate 20. It’s going to take 3 days to get up to 20 eggs, so should I just store the eggs on the counter until I have enough...
  13. alluzivesducks

    URGENT DUCK EGG ADVICE PLS

    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...
  14. KCward

    Are these eggs fertile?

    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...
  15. Dfarago

    What happened to my eggs?

    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...
    • Dfarago
    • Thread
    • chick chicken egg abnormalities egg advice egg behavior incubabtion incubaor incubate jersey chickens jersey giant chicks
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  16. C

    Going to try and hatch grocery store chicken eggs!

    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...
  17. A

    Confirming this egg is fertile.

    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...
  18. C

    Find out with me if this duck egg is fertile!

    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...
  19. A

    Incubating Khaki Cambells Eggs

    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...
  20. lavendermarie

    How to go about lockdown in an incubator where you add water to the inside?

    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...
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