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  1. D

    Incubating Shipped Turkey Eggs (Tips?)

    I'm being impulsive, again... Been wanting heritage type turkeys since last year and now that my brooders will be empty soon and my meat bird grow out pen is likely to be empty in another month I've decided I'd give it a try by hatching eggs. I know it would be cheaper and more certain to get...
  2. Livia Ammon

    High Egg Fatality Rate

    I have a Whiting True Blue hen who I wanted to hatch some eggs from, but at the first candleing, they all quit. I have seen her get bred by our rooster, so the eggs are fertile, but I noticed that her eggshells were on the thin side and she has a lot of calcium deposits in and on them. Any tips...
  3. C

    help!!!

    i have 30 eggs and 11 eggs hatched on day 19, 1 egg hatched on day 20. On day 21, nothing else hatched, but i decided to wait till day 23, today is day 22 by the way, do you think those eggs will still hatch ?? :'>> and what do you think went wrong? im using a diy forced draft incubator...
  4. C

    The Sole survivor!

    Hello hello! (I’m a story teller so this is a little winded) So we decided to try to hatch out some eggs from our flock for the first time(none of our girls have ever gone broody and they have been laying for almost a year) Anyways…the process did not go as well as I wanted it to :( We used...
  5. M

    8 of 12 eggs never hatched

    I am brand new to incubation! I set 12 eggs on 2/19 and only 4 hatched as of 3/12 (hatch day was 3/11). I’ve got 12 more to set but I want to have better luck next time. I’m not sure what we did wrong. I had 3 silkies and the rest were a mix of brahmas, RIR, and Orpington. The next 11 I have are...
  6. B

    Incubator unplugged on day 19, =\

    So I’m an Ag teacher hatching eggs for class and we’re on day 19/20. there was a short in the plug over the weekend and when I arrived to check on things the incubator was off and eggs cold and had been that way for over 24 hours. Anyone know if there is somehow a chance these chicks might...
  7. Birds4Eli

    Dry vs. wet for quail incubation

    Hello! I’ve had good hatch rates with both wet and dry incubation for quail. Does anyone have any ideas of what’s better? Thanks! -Elijah
  8. C

    Ringneck Pheasants Started Laying Eggs... Now What?

    We have 6 ringneck pheasants, 3 male, 3 female that we hatched late spring last year. One of the females just started laying eggs (yay!) and I think we'd like to save and incubate some, but I'm not educated enough. I'm in central Alberta so though we've had a warm week above 0, it drops below 0...
  9. Hykiko

    Possible Twin duck eggs

    So I've been candling my eggs, I have both chicken and duck eggs in my incubator. The past few days I've noticed 2 of my duck eggs have 2 separate dark spots that are moving in different directions, this is a first for me. I'm quite worried that they might be twins as the eggs aren't that big to...
  10. 6-Hens-and-Me

    What incubation temps and humidity? For quail ASAP please

    What temperature do I need to set my incubator temperature at for quail eggs? Is it the same as chickens eggs? A full run down would be great (lock down included etc) I’ve got 50eggs arriving soon and I’ve only ever bought quail I’ve never tried hatching their eggs, so as soon as possible...
  11. H

    Crystal formation on egg shell during incubation

    Hello! This is my first time incubating chicken eggs. I received these BCM shipped eggs and inspected them for damage. All the ones I put in the incubator were good. After 3 days I took my first look and noticed what appears to be clear crystals of some kind forming as small dots on maybe 5 of...
  12. The effect of various factors on egg development and hatch rate in coturnix quail.

    The effect of various factors on egg development and hatch rate in coturnix quail.

    Neophyte and veteran incubators alike often ask, can I do X or Y just happened, are my eggs going to hatch? The internet is full of hatching musts and must nots, many of them contradictory, what is vital, what is important, and what is optional? As a newbie hatching eggs I asked those exact...
    • Susan Skylark
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    • Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens
  13. Diveks

    Chick died while unzipping, pictures included

    Not sure if I am guilty for this chick’s death but I still feel terrible. When I was leaving this morning I saw one of the last eggs unzipping. Didn’t seem to be stuck or anything so I didn’t intervene. I have assisted a lot of chicks but only do so when necessary. Unfortunately I only came...
  14. Sondraa

    Day 22 Indian Runner eggs. I am not the only one feeling maternal and anxious.

  15. Coturnix Quail Embryo Development Chart Day 0-12, 17 (Graphic Warning: embryo pictures)

    Coturnix Quail Embryo Development Chart Day 0-12, 17 (Graphic Warning: embryo pictures)

    Normal embryonic development in coturnix quail eggs Days 0-12 and Day 17. Days 1-2 are quitters. Day 17 may not be to scale, but all other pictures should be relative to one another.
    • Susan Skylark
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  16. RossAcres

    Follow Along While I Raise Endangered Breeds

    Hello everyone! I have been slacking when it comes to posting on here. Life has just been ridiculously busy lately. I had to run a 5 day poultry show at the county fair. Now I'm back to a somewhat normal schedule again. But now for exciting news! I have acquired 2 new duck breeds! The reason I...
  17. GodLovesU

    Power outage during incubation

    So my button quail eggs only have 6 days left and of course the power has gone off.I put a towel over the incubator,don’t plan to open it,and it’s only been out for 15 minutes.Is there anything I should do?I have a heat lamp I can use to keep them warm if it really comes down to it.This severe...
    • GodLovesU
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    • incubation power outage quail
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    • Forum: Quail
  18. T

    A bit about me and my new found love for chickens

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, my in-laws have had chickens for 3 years or so. It's always been a relatively small flock of birds,maybe 4 or 5 at the most, however I was TERRIFIED of the darn things just scared silly. I couldn't even get in the house because...
  19. silkiemama002

    First timer here! How do I know if I have adequate ventilation?

    Hey there! I am incubating eggs for the first time, and I am really worried the eggs don't have enough air (big overthinker here LOL) My incubator is from Amazon and inexpensive (I bought it before I realised how important a good one is) and it came with only one 6mm vent above the fan which...
  20. Pearlescent

    Giving Turkey poults to broody mother?

    I have been incubating my hens fertile eggs since July 1st. The eggs range from day 5-day 27. I would’ve loved her to raise them, except that she wasn’t Broody. But all of a sudden she’s gone fully broody, barely ever leaves her box, Poofed up, stopped laying. Definitely broody. Now I’m unsure...
    • Pearlescent
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Turkeys
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