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Eggs will often hatch early or late when placed in an incubator and there are a number of reasons for this. Hi i have had 6 indian runner duck eggs in an incubator for 28.5 days now. One hatched two days early and is really healthy, eats and drinks. One we relised was off as … Read more
There is alot of debate about whether you should help a quail chick or any chick out of their shell. I believe it is up to the individual to assess their own situation and decide if they are going to intervene or not. I received a comment from Dave today asking if he should help … Read more
I recently received an email from Terry asking if his White Campbell duck was likely to sit on her eggs until they hatched, as he had been told that they are not good sitters. Hi Sara, I have 2 white campbell ducks m+f, the female is sitting on 10 eggs, what are the chances of her seeing … Read more
Guinea fowl eggs take approximately 28 days to hatch. Hi, A dog recently found where our guinea fowl was sitting on her nest, scared her away and broke a few of the eggs. Three of the remaining eggs we put in our incubator and the rest we put under a neighbours broody chicken. A week … Read more
English Partridge are game birds and their eggs take about 23-24 days to hatch out. Hi, how long does it take for English Partridge to hatch out under a broody bantom? I’ve got 10 eggs off of a friend who has a pair of English Partridge and im going to put them under 1 of … Read more
The Khaki Campbell duck eggs I had in the incubator started hatching on Thursday which was 4 days early. It looked like it would be a disastrous hatch as I hadn’t even taken the egg turner out and then we did and this obviously changed the temperature and humidity in the incubator just at the … Read more
Incubation Period The incubation period for Muscovy duck eggs is 35-37 days. Incubation Temperature The temperature in the incubator for Muscovy duck eggs is 99.5 degrees fahrenheit. Humidity Levels The humidity level (wet bulb thermometer) for Muscovy duck eggs is 84-88 degrees fahrenheit. Final Day Of Egg Rotation The final day of egg rotation for … Read more
Cynthia asked in a comment, “What is a pipped egg, please?” A pipped egg is one that has been cracked by the chick at hatching time. When eggs are placed in an incubator for hatching, a sign that the chicks are going to hatch is when the eggs are pipped or cracked. It is important to … Read more
Different eggs have different hatch rates. A chicken egg has a hatch rate of 21 days. I was left a comment by Jayne asking, “Could anyone tell me please how long after 21 days should you leave unhatched eggs under a hen before removing them?” Although I don’t have much experience of eggs hatching under hens … Read more
“Why exactly do so many more people choose the broody hen over the incubator?” This comment was left by Megan (thanks Megan) and I thought that it was an interesting question. More people choose to use a broody hen because the success rate with the hen is usually better than with the incubator. The broody … Read more