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  1. Y

    Egg pipped 24 hours ago

    So im incubating chicken eggs and I had an egg pip almost 24 hours ago now and it still has not hatched. Should I be concerned or should I wait? I’m not home and I wont be home until tomorrow mid day but I had my brother who is home, check for me if the chick had hatched yet but it still hasn’t...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. F

    Is turning my eggs every 8 hours, 3 times per day enough?

    Hello everybody! I'm about to start my second incubator journey. Last year, I managed to have a ~90% success rate with my bator, of combined duck and chicken eggs. First time was rather lucky as far as the incubating went. Back then, I had more time on my hands since I did it on a school break...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  8. D

    Can eggs start developing after day 7 of incubating?

    I got shipped eggs, did everything I read on here to do and also some advice from FB I believe… out of 14 eggs, only 4 are developing. This is the least I’ve had develop from shipped eggs and I did things a little different, left them without turning for a week, among other things. I’m wondering...
  9. feathryfrnds

    First time incubating

    Needing some advice! Incubating 4 duck eggs, only one has pipped so far and we're on day 29.
  10. DIYGuy24

    First hatch-a-long!

    Excited to try my hand at incubating eggs, but this is my first time and after doing my research I finally feel the timing is right. I have 11 eggs that were collected from Sunday -Wed. 3 cream eggs are Belgian Bantam aka Millie fleur 3 blue eggs are Araucana (low hatch rate) 5 Brown eggs are...
    • DIYGuy24
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    • hatch a long hatching a chicken incubating
    • Replies: 77
    • Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
  11. AZHomesteadPoultry

    Small home hatchery Setters and Hatchers

    Hey everyone. I've Recently Started down the road of hatching Chickens for side income, and progressing my duel purpose chicken project. I'm gone working in Alaska May-Sept fishing, and have a dream of working for myself while taking my turn as stay at home parent here in Southeast AZ Sept-May...
  12. M

    Something is seriously wrong

    Hello, I am hatching eggs. They were shipped to me and I have a feeling something was wrong because the shipping was delayed and they shipped when it was colder. Not to mention if something says fragile it’s not always handled as such. I made a post a while ago, about how strange the air sacs...
  13. T

    Hatching F1 and F2s due Nov 2

    We put another batch of eggs in today 2024-10-11 Lockdown day: 2024-10-29 Hatch day: 2024-11-01 This batch includes some purchased eggs from a neighbor and from my own May-June babies ❤️ So a true backyard mix is gonna pop out. Most of the chicks should be black or black patterned. Some will...
    • tolmema
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  14. GodLovesU

    (URGENT)Shrink-wrapped baby button quail

    So I had 3 button quail successfully hatch but now one is shrink wrapped in its egg.It pipped 5-6 hours ago so I helped it out and formed part of the zip.Then I realized it was shrink-wrapped and the veins in the membrane were bleeding a little.I put some water on it and put it back in the...
  15. L

    Day 7 candelling red blob question

    I had a look at the eggs with light on day 4&5, the lady i got the eggs from was curious incase we needed more. I have some with clear developing embryos. Today is day 7 and a few i was unclear about are now showing development. This little one however just has a red blob, no blood ring or...
  16. M

    Umblical hernia?

    We had a momma sitting on eggs up to 2 weeks ago then she stopped so we brought them in to incubate. One hatched in middle of night. With the yoke sac not absorbed first pic is what fell off earlier. 2nd pic is what it looks like now? Hatching was unassisted but may have been prematurely. Is...
    • Miszcoliee
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    • hatching hernia incubating umblical yoke sac
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. silkiemama002

    One egg lost 27% weight by day ten, others fine! Help!

    Hey guys, please help a little newbie! I have three silkie eggs in my incubator which are on day 11. When I did my check in last night to weigh them and candle, they all looked good. Movement, good blood vessels etc. However when I weighed them, one of the eggs has lost 12 GRAMS since it went...
  18. PrettyBirdRocky

    Incubating Power Outage Question

    I have scoured the search. How long would eggs still be able to survive with a power outage? Day 5, transformer blew in neighborhood. Four hours estimate to be on. Hopefully sooner. I know with a broody they can still be viable with her being off up to 8 hours. Does the same hold for...
  19. RossAcres

    Ross Acres (Ross Bantams) Exhibition Call Ducks

    Stole this idea from The Moonshiner! I show call ducks and absolutely love the breed. On this thread, I will be sharing pictures of my call ducks and stories of my adventures with them. At this point in time, I have white, pastel, and snowy call ducks. Follow along to see what it's like raising...
  20. B

    Incubating Saxony duck eggs (first time)

    Hello, I turn to you in a slightly gloomy mood. This year we decided to try hatching our duck eggs in an incubator. All the eggs were fertilized and probably genetically fine too, because we gave them to people to hatch a few times and they hatched without any problems. Today is the 29th day...
    • BountyCze
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    • duck eggs humidity incubating settings temperture
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
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