Hatching eggs is an art to hatching your own eggs or raising day old chicks that you have bought. Below you will find tips and tricks to help you decide which direction you might like to go in. Starting your own flock from scratch. Will you hatch under a broody hen or artificial incubation? With […]
Accurate Temperature For Hatching Eggs Accurate temperature requirements for most hatching eggs is surprisingly uniform. The eggs of almost all domestic bird species can be incubated at the same incubation temperature. Therefore, eggs of several different bird species can be incubated at the same time within the same incubator. This is the great thing to know. The incubation […]
Candling Eggs checking fertility and embryos development Determine the condition of the air cell, yolk, and white. Candling detects bloody whites, blood spots, or meat spots, and enables observation of germ development. Candling is done in a darkened room with the egg held before a light. The light penetrates the egg and makes it possible […]
Poor results in hatching are commonly caused by the improper control of temperature or humidity. When the temperature or humidity is too high or too low for a long period of time, the normal growth and development of the embryo is affected. To obtain the best possible hatch, keep the temperature as near 100.5 degrees […]
How To Hatching Fertile Eggs ? Your eggs need to settle for at least 24 hours if they came through the post. This allows the air cell inside the egg to return to it’s normal size. Eggs should always be stored with the pointy end down while they are “in the hold”. It’s a good […]